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Hangmen Also Die!
“The shot heard 'round the world!”
6.9 / 10• 1943• 2h 14m•NR• English
DramaThrillerWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Brian Donlevy
Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Lead
Walter Brennan
Prof. Stephen Novotny
Anna Lee
Masha Novotny
Gene Lockhart
Emil Czaka
Dennis O'Keefe
Jan Horak
Margaret Wycherly
Ludmilla Novotny
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Hellie Novotny
William Roy
Boda Novotny
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fritz Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hangmen Also Die! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
