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Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

The shot heard 'round the world!

19436.92h 14m

Overview

During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.

Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Bertolt Brecht, John Wexley, Fritz Lang
Produced by Fritz Lang, Arnold Pressburger
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Top Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Dr. Franticek Svoboda

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Prof. Stephen Novotny

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Masha Novotny

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Emil Czaka

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Jan Horak

Margaret Wycherly

Margaret Wycherly

Ludmilla Novotny

Nana Bryant

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Hellie Novotny

William Roy

William Roy

Boda Novotny

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Reinhard Heydrich

Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber

Themes & Keywords

assassinationnazihostageresistanceworld war iisurgeonczechoslovakiaprague, czech republicgestapodouble crossnazi occupationassassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)lidice massacre

About Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die! is a drama, thriller, war film released in 1943 exploring themes of assassination, nazi, hostage, resistance, world war ii, surgeon. Directed by Fritz Lang, it stars Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee. During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.

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