

Hangmen Also Die!
The shot heard 'round the world!
Drama
Thriller
War
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1943-04-15
Runtime:
2h 14m
Director:
Fritz Lang
Writer:
John Wexley
Top Cast

Brian Donlevy
Dr. Franticek Svoboda

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

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Reinhard Heydrich

Alexander Granach
Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber

Tonio Selwart
Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas

Jonathan Hale
Dedic
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