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Hangmen Also Die!
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Hangmen Also Die!

1943-04-01 · 134 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Thriller · War

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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Directors
Fritz Lang
Production companies
United Artists, Arnold Pressburger Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Brian DonlevyBrian DonlevyDr. Franticek Svoboda
Walter BrennanWalter BrennanProf. Stephen Novotny
Anna LeeAnna LeeMasha Novotny
Gene LockhartGene LockhartEmil Czaka
Dennis O'KeefeDennis O'KeefeJan Horak
Margaret WycherlyMargaret WycherlyLudmilla Novotny
Nana BryantNana BryantMrs. Hellie Novotny
William RoyWilliam RoyBoda Novotny
Hans Heinrich von TwardowskiHans Heinrich von TwardowskiReinhard Heydrich
Alexander GranachAlexander GranachGestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
Tonio SelwartTonio SelwartChief of Gestapo Kurt Haas
Jonathan HaleJonathan HaleDedic
Lionel StanderLionel StanderBanya
Sarah PaddenSarah PaddenMrs. Georgia Dvorak
Edmund MacDonaldEdmund MacDonaldDr. Pillar
Byron FoulgerByron FoulgerBartos
Virginia FarmerVirginia FarmerMrs. Nimitz
Ludwig DonathLudwig DonathSchirmer
George IrvingGeorge IrvingNeeval
James BushJames BushPeacock

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