Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

  • NR
  • 03/23/1943 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller, War
  • 2h 14m

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.

Fritz Lang

Director

John Wexley

Screenplay

Cast

Brian Donlevy's headshot

Brian Donlevy

Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Walter Brennan's headshot

Walter Brennan

Prof. Stephen Novotny
Anna Lee's headshot

Anna Lee

Masha Novotny
Gene Lockhart's headshot

Gene Lockhart

Emil Czaka
Dennis O'Keefe's headshot

Dennis O'Keefe

Jan Horak
Margaret Wycherly's headshot

Margaret Wycherly

Ludmilla Novotny
Nana Bryant's headshot

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Hellie Novotny
William Roy's headshot

William Roy

Boda Novotny

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