Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
The shot heard 'round the world!
Starring Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee
Directed by Fritz Lang
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.
Runtime: 134 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,History,Thriller,War
Keywords: assassination,resistance,hostage,world war ii,nazi,surgeon,prague, czech republic,czechoslovakia,gestapo,double cross,nazi occupation
Cast
Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Prof. Stephen Novotny
Masha Novotny
Emil Czaka
Reinhard Heydrich
Mrs. Hellie Novotny
Ludmilla Novotny
Jan Horak
Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas
Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
Gestapo Insp. Ritter
Schirmer
Camp Lieutenant Itnut
Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
Dedic
Banya
Cook (uncredited)
Counterwoman (uncredited)
Boda Novotny
Dr. Pillar
Bartos
Mrs. Nimitz
Neeval
Peacock
Rudy
Gen. Votruba
Hostage (scenes deleted)
Adjutant (uncredited)
Liberal Official (uncredited)
Slugger in Theater (uncredited)