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Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

The shot heard 'round the world!
Apr 15, 1943 2h 14m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Hangmen Also Die!
Companies United Artists, Arnold Pressburger Films
Countries United States of America
Keywords assassination, nazi, hostage, resistance, world war ii, surgeon, czechoslovakia, prague, czech republic, gestapo, double cross, nazi occupation, assassination of reinhard heydrich (1942), lidice massacre
Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Prof. Stephen Novotny
Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Masha Novotny
Margaret Wycherly

Margaret Wycherly

Ludmilla Novotny
Nana Bryant

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Hellie Novotny
William Roy

William Roy

Boda Novotny
Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
Tonio Selwart

Tonio Selwart

Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas
Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
Arno Frey

Arno Frey

Camp Lieutenant Itnut
Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Gen. Votruba
Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Gestapo Insp. Ritter
Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Cook (uncredited)
Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Counterwoman (uncredited)
John Abbott

John Abbott

Hostage (scenes deleted)
Louis Adlon

Louis Adlon

Adjutant (uncredited)
Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Liberal Official (uncredited)
Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Slugger in Theater (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison

Fat Man (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Officer (uncredited)
Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Man at Briefing (uncredited)