Hangmen Also Die!

"The shot heard 'round the world!"

Apr 1 1943 Approved 2h 14m
Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

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.

Plot

On May 27, 1942 the Nazi Reichsprotector of Bohemia/Moravia, the "Hangman" Reinhard Heydrich, died from the bullets of unidentified resistance fighters. Hangmen Also Die is the story of Heydrich's assassination in fictionalized form. It was Bertolt Brecht's only comparatively successful Hollywood project; the money he received allowed him to write "The Visions of Simone Marchand", "Schwyk in the Second World War" and his adaptation of Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi". Hanns Eisler won an Academy Award for his musical score.

Written by

John Wexley, Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang

Directed by

Fritz Lang

Cast

Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Arnold Pressburger Films, United Artists

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Hangmen Also Die 1943 Trailer HD | Fritz Lang | Brian Donlevy
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