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Hangmen Also Die! is a 1943 war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Brian Donlevy, with Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, and Gene Lockhart, and Dennis O'Keefe in support.
Hangmen Also Die!: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart. After the German administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Fritz Lang
- 1943-04
Jan 22, 2021 · Hangmen Also Die is the story of Heydrich's assassination in fictionalized form. It was Bertolt Brecht's only comparatively successful Hollywood project; the money he received...
- 132 min
- 108.9K
- BluRay Classic Studio
A war crime drama thriller directed by Fritz Lang, based on a true story of a Nazi officer's assassination in Czechoslovakia. Learn about the cast, crew, awards, trivia, and watch clips of this classic film.
- Fritz Lang, Walter Mayo, Fred Pressburger
- H. H. V. Twardowski
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovokia, insurgent Franticek Svoboda (Brian Donlevy) assassinates the brutal German leader Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski).
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- Brian Donlevy
- Fritz Lang
- War
In Czechoslovakia on June 4, 1942 during the Nazi occupation of World War 2 the vicious Nazi Gestapo leader Reinhard Heydrich, known as The Hangman, is shot at a public location and the man responsible, Dr. Franz Svoboda (Brian Donlevy) has lost his escape because his driver has been arrested.
A drama thriller war film directed by Fritz Lang, based on a true story of a Czech patriot who assassinates the Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich. The film follows his escape and the resistance efforts of his helpers, including a history professor and his daughter.
