Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

04/15/1943 (US) • 2h 14m

Drama, Thriller, War

The shot heard 'round the world!

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.

Top Billed Cast

Brian Donlevy

Dr. Franticek Svoboda

Walter Brennan

Prof. Stephen Novotny

Anna Lee

Masha Novotny

Gene Lockhart

Emil Czaka

Margaret Wycherly

Ludmilla Novotny

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Hellie Novotny

William Roy

Boda Novotny


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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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

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