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Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943·Movie·2h 14m

Drama, Thriller, War

6.9 / 10 (146 votes)

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.

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Original language
English
Released
1 April 1943

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Brian Donlevy

    Brian Donlevy

    Dr. Franticek Svoboda

  • Walter Brennan

    Walter Brennan

    Prof. Stephen Novotny

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

    Masha Novotny

  • Gene Lockhart

    Gene Lockhart

    Emil Czaka

  • Dennis O'Keefe

    Dennis O'Keefe

    Jan Horak

  • Margaret Wycherly

    Margaret Wycherly

    Ludmilla Novotny

  • Nana Bryant

    Nana Bryant

    Mrs. Hellie Novotny

  • William Roy

    William Roy

    Boda Novotny

  • Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

    Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

    Reinhard Heydrich

  • Alexander Granach

    Alexander Granach

    Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber

  • Tonio Selwart

    Tonio Selwart

    Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas

  • Jonathan Hale

    Jonathan Hale

    Dedic