assassination,nazi,hostage,resistance,world war ii,surgeon,czechoslovakia,prague, czech republic,gestapo,double cross,nazi occupation,assassination of reinhard heydrich (1942),lidice massacre

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

Poster for Hangmen Also Die!

The shot heard 'round the world!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fritz Lang
  • Profile picture of Brian Donlevy
    Dr. Franticek Svoboda Brian Donlevy
  • Profile picture of Walter Brennan
    Prof. Stephen Novotny Walter Brennan
  • Profile picture of Anna Lee
    Masha Novotny Anna Lee
  • Profile picture of Gene Lockhart
    Emil Czaka Gene Lockhart
  • Profile picture of Dennis O'Keefe
    Jan Horak Dennis O'Keefe
  • Profile picture of Margaret Wycherly
    Ludmilla Novotny Margaret Wycherly
  • Profile picture of Nana Bryant
    Mrs. Hellie Novotny Nana Bryant
  • Profile picture of William Roy
    Boda Novotny William Roy

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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