United States / Mar 27, 1943 / NR
The shot heard 'round the world!
2h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Roy | Boda Novotny |
| Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | Reinhard Heydrich |
| Alexander Granach | Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber |
| Tonio Selwart | Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas |
| Jonathan Hale | Dedic |
| Lionel Stander | Banya |
| Sarah Padden | Mrs. Georgia Dvorak |
| Edmund MacDonald | Dr. Pillar |
| Byron Foulger | Bartos |
| Virginia Farmer | Mrs. Nimitz |
| Ludwig Donath | Schirmer |
| George Irving | Neeval |
| James Bush | Peacock |
| Arno Frey | Camp Lieutenant Itnut |
| Lester Sharpe | Rudy |
| Arthur Loft | Gen. Votruba |
| Reinhold Schünzel | Gestapo Insp. Ritter |
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| Chester Conklin | Cook (uncredited) |
| Claire McDowell | Counterwoman (uncredited) |
| John Abbott | Hostage (scenes deleted) |
| Louis Adlon | Adjutant (uncredited) |
| Erville Alderson | Liberal Official (uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | Slugger in Theater (uncredited) |
| Dwight Frye | Hostage |
| Ralph Dunn | Czech Policeman (uncredited) |
| Bud Jamison | Fat Man (uncredited) |
| Philip Van Zandt | Officer (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Man at Briefing (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThrillerWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hangmen Also Die! |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | United Artists, Arnold Pressburger Films |
| Release date | 1 aprile 1943 |
| Production | Fritz Lang, Arnold Pressburger |
| Writer | John Wexley, Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang |
| Editing | Gene Fowler Jr. |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe, Ned Scott |
| Assistant directors | Fred Pressburger, Walter Mayo, Fritz Lang |
| Camera operators | James Wong Howe, Ned Scott |
| Additional photography | James Wong Howe, Ned Scott |
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| Production design | Julia Heron, William S. Darling |
| Art direction | William S. Darling, Julia Heron |
| Set decoration | Julia Heron, William S. Darling |
| Music | Arnold Pressburger, Hanns Eisler, Fred Lau, Jack Whitney |
| Sound | Arnold Pressburger, Hanns Eisler, Fred Lau, Jack Whitney |
| Costume design | Eleanor Behm, Robert Stephanoff |
| Makeup | Robert Stephanoff, Eleanor Behm |
| Hairstyling | Eleanor Behm, Robert Stephanoff |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 01, 1943
Canada / Apr 15, 1943 / 14A
Mexico / Sep 29, 1943 / B
Sweden / May 03, 1945 / 15
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Portugal / Sep 05, 1945
Italy / Jan 10, 1946
Denmark / Nov 25, 1946 / 15
France / Aug 27, 1947 / Paris
Finland / Jun 26, 1953 / K-16
Germany / Apr 03, 1958 / 16 / Wiesbaden, West Germany
Japan / Dec 19, 1987
Greece / Oct 12, 2006 / Panorama of European Cinema
Digital
France / May 10, 2020 / VOD
Physical media
France / Jun 04, 2008 / DVD
TV
Germany / Oct 23, 1974 / West Germany
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