Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

NR04/15/1943Drama, Thriller, War2h 14m
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The shot heard 'round the world!

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.

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    Brian Donlevy

    Dr. Franticek Svoboda

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    Walter Brennan

    Prof. Stephen Novotny

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    Anna Lee

    Masha Novotny

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    Gene Lockhart

    Emil Czaka

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    Dennis O'Keefe

    Jan Horak

  6. Cast 1

    Margaret Wycherly

    Ludmilla Novotny

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    Nana Bryant

    Mrs. Hellie Novotny

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    William Roy

    Boda Novotny

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    Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

    Reinhard Heydrich

Fritz Lang has assembled a really solid cast for this depiction of the Nazi terror inflicted on the Czech people after they decided to rid themselves of their German overlord Reinhard Heydrich. That historical event happens pretty early on, allowing us to focus on just how brutal the regime was, and on just how courageous those left were by continuing to oppose their oppressors despite some fairly arbitrary methods of retribution. The assassin must find shelter, evade detection and learn whom to trust as he watches those around him suffer - regardless of any guilt. Probably my favourite perfor...