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Fifty Shades Of... grey jumpers: Jamie Dornan was working a grey of a different kind as he shot scenes for his upcoming film

From 50 Shades to World War II: Jamie Dornan goes back in time as he films action drama Anthropoid in Prague with Cillian Murphy


PUBLISHED: 15:56, 17 August 2015 | UPDATED: 01:56, 18 August 2015
Jamie Dornan was working a grey of a different kind as he travelled back in time to 1942 for his upcoming movie, Anthropoid.
Wearing a charcoal high-necked woolly jumper and dark pinstripe trousers, the 33-year old actor was pictured on location in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday.
Sharing a joke alongside co-star Cillian Murphy, the 50 Shades Of Grey heartthrob looked happy and relaxed as he took a stroll during a brief break in filming.
Cillian looked equally style appropriate for a man living in World War II-era Europe as the pair chatted away on set.
Wearing baggy tweed suit trousers, grey blazer and dusty brown work shoes, the 39-year-old actor also sported a slicked back hairstyle.
Anthropoid is the story of the wartime operation of that name in which exiled Czechoslovak soldiers were sent to assassinate Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
Collar up: In a charcoal high-necked woolly jumper and dark pinstripe trousers, the 33-year old actor took to the set to film scenes for the wartime thriller
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Collar up: In a charcoal high-necked woolly jumper and dark pinstripe trousers, the 33-year old actor took to the set to film scenes for the wartime thriller
Walkabout: Jamie stars alongside Cillian Murphy, who is best known for playing the lead character in BBC gangster series Peaky Blinder
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Walkabout: Jamie stars alongside Cillian Murphy, who is best known for playing the lead character in BBC gangster series Peaky Blinder
Moment of reflection: The 50 Shades Of Grey heartthrob looked happy and relaxed as he took a stroll during a brief break in filming
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Moment of reflection: The 50 Shades Of Grey heartthrob looked happy and relaxed as he took a stroll during a brief break in filming
Camera ready: His co-star, fellow Irishman Cillian Murphy, looked equally style appropriate for a man living in World War II-era Europe
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Camera ready: His co-star, fellow Irishman Cillian Murphy, looked equally style appropriate for a man living in World War II-era Europe

The Real Operation Anthropoid

Two Czechoslovak soldiers - Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubis - attempted to assassinate Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich on 27 May, 1942. One of the architects of Hitler's 'Final Solution,' the brutal Heydrich had assumed power in occupied Czechoslovakia in September 1941.
Operation Anthropoid was organized by British Special Forces and by Czechoslovakia's government-in-exile. Gabcik and Kubis ambushed Heydrich's car on the streets of Prague. Although their guns proved to be mostly useless, a grenade explosion fatally injured Heydrich - he died one week later.
Kubis and Gabcik escaped the scene of the attack but were later killed when their hideout was surrounded by the S.S. In reprisal for Heydrich's death, German forces destroyed two villages and killed at least 5000 people.
Despite this, Operation Anthropoid was considered the only successful state-sponsored assassination of a Nazi leader.
Known as Operation Anthropoid, the attack was set up by the British Special Operations Executive with the approval of the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile.
The plot was to kill Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, known as 'The Butcher of Prague'.
While the assassination was ultimately successful - and fatal to the men who carried it out - Nazi retaliation led to massacres in two villages.
The film is being shot in Prague, and focuses on the operation leading up to Heydrich's death as well as the massive German reprisals that followed it.
The same assassination was covered in the 1976 Film Operation Daybreak.
In the latest shots, the two lead actors can be seen pushing bicycles, holding guns and preparing for the central assassination scene.
Other photos show Nazi soldiers and trucks lining the streets, and a murdered Jewish man hung from a lamppost with a placard strapped to his chest.
Big screen adaptation: Anthropoid is the story of the wartime operation of that name in which exiled Czechoslovak soldiers were sent to assassinate Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich 
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Big screen adaptation: Anthropoid is the story of the wartime operation of that name in which exiled Czechoslovak soldiers were sent to assassinate Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich 
It's all in the preparation: Jamie could also be seen warming up and doing a few stretches as he prepared to film his scene
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It's all in the preparation: Jamie could also be seen warming up and doing a few stretches as he prepared to film his scene
Plot to take out 'The Butcher': While the assassination was ultimately successful - and fatal to the men who carried it out - Nazi retaliation led to massacres in two villages
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Plot to take out 'The Butcher': While the assassination was ultimately successful - and fatal to the men who carried it out - Nazi retaliation led to massacres in two villages
Jamie can also be seen warming up and doing a few stretches as he prepares to film his no-doubt dramatic scene.
Best-known for playing Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey, Jamie has been a busy actor since his breakout role in the 2006 film Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst.
He was a regular in the first season of Once Upon A Time and later starred opposite Gillian Anderson in BBC 2's The Fall.
Jamie said he never would have landed the role of Christian if it hadn’t been for the hit thriller.
Important story: Other snaps show Nazi soldiers and trucks lining the streets, and a murdered Jewish man hung from a lamppost with a placard strapped to his chest
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Important story: Other snaps show Nazi soldiers and trucks lining the streets, and a murdered Jewish man hung from a lamppost with a placard strapped to his chest
Leading men: Best-known for playing Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey, Jamie has been a busy actor since his breakout role in the 2006 film Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst
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Leading men: Best-known for playing Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey, Jamie has been a busy actor since his breakout role in the 2006 film Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst
‘I’m just a father and a husband, really,’ he said. ‘I wouldn’t have been in the conversation for Fifty Shades without The Fall. It’s the job that changed everything for me.'
And the Irish actor has plenty more Christian Grey in store, with the sequels 50 Shades Darker and 50 Shades Freed lined up for filming, keeping him busy into 2018.
The film Anthropoid will be released next year, and also stars Toby Jones and Charlotte Le Bon.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3200935/From-50-Shades-World-War-II-Jamie-Dornan-goes-time-filming-drama-Anthropoid-Prague-Cillian-Murphy.html#ixzz4zv1fByTY
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