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Hangmen Also Die!

NR

1943

134 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Brian Donlevy headshot

Brian Donlevy

Dr. Franticek Svoboda

Walter Brennan headshot

Walter Brennan

Prof. Stephen Novotny

Anna Lee headshot

Anna Lee

Masha Novotny

Gene Lockhart headshot

Gene Lockhart

Emil Czaka

Dennis O'Keefe headshot

Dennis O'Keefe

Jan Horak

Margaret Wycherly headshot

Margaret Wycherly

Ludmilla Novotny

Nana Bryant headshot

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Hellie Novotny

William Roy headshot

William Roy

Boda Novotny

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski headshot

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Reinhard Heydrich

Alexander Granach headshot

Alexander Granach

Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber

Tonio Selwart headshot

Tonio Selwart

Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas

Jonathan Hale headshot

Jonathan Hale

Dedic

Lionel Stander headshot

Lionel Stander

Banya

Sarah Padden headshot

Sarah Padden

Mrs. Georgia Dvorak

Edmund MacDonald headshot

Edmund MacDonald

Dr. Pillar

Byron Foulger headshot

Byron Foulger

Bartos

Virginia Farmer headshot

Virginia Farmer

Mrs. Nimitz

Ludwig Donath headshot

Ludwig Donath

Schirmer

George Irving headshot

George Irving

Neeval

James Bush headshot

James Bush

Peacock

Arno Frey headshot

Arno Frey

Camp Lieutenant Itnut

Lester Sharpe headshot

Lester Sharpe

Rudy

Arthur Loft headshot

Arthur Loft

Gen. Votruba

Reinhold Schünzel headshot

Reinhold Schünzel

Gestapo Insp. Ritter

Chester Conklin headshot

Chester Conklin

Cook (uncredited)

Claire McDowell headshot

Claire McDowell

Counterwoman (uncredited)

John Abbott headshot

John Abbott

Hostage (scenes deleted)

Louis Adlon headshot

Louis Adlon

Adjutant (uncredited)

Erville Alderson headshot

Erville Alderson

Liberal Official (uncredited)

Richard Alexander headshot

Richard Alexander

Slugger in Theater (uncredited)

Dwight Frye headshot

Dwight Frye

Hostage

Ralph Dunn headshot

Ralph Dunn

Czech Policeman (uncredited)

Bud Jamison headshot

Bud Jamison

Fat Man (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt headshot

Philip Van Zandt

Officer (uncredited)

Sam Harris headshot

Sam Harris

Man at Briefing (uncredited)