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  • Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
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    134 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Passed
134 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

After the German administrator of Czechia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.
Director
Writers
John Wexley (screenplay) | Bertolt Brecht (adaptation and original story) (as Bert Brecht) | Fritz Lang (adaptation and original story)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Apr 1943 (United States)

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Cast

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129 cast members
Name Known for
Brian Donlevy
Dr. Franticek Svoboda / Karel Vanek Dr. Franticek Svoboda / Karel Vanek   See fewer
Walter Brennan
Prof. Stephen Novotny Prof. Stephen Novotny   See fewer
Anna Lee
Masha Novotny Masha Novotny   See fewer
Gene Lockhart
Emil Czaka Emil Czaka   See fewer
Dennis O'Keefe
Jan Horak Jan Horak   See fewer
Margaret Wycherly
Ludmilla Novotny Ludmilla Novotny   See fewer
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Hellie Novotny Mrs. Hellie Novotny   See fewer
William Roy
Beda Novotny (as Billy Roy) Beda Novotny (as Billy Roy)   See fewer
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Reinhard Heydrich (as H. H v. Twardowski) Reinhard Heydrich (as H. H v. Twardowski)   See fewer
Alexander Granach
Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber   See fewer
Tonio Selwart
Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas   See fewer
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Georgia Dvorak Mrs. Georgia Dvorak   See fewer
Edmund MacDonald
Dr. Pillar Dr. Pillar   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Bartos Bartos   See fewer
Virginia Farmer
Mrs. Nimitz Mrs. Nimitz   See fewer
Ludwig Donath
Schirmer (as Louis Donath) Schirmer (as Louis Donath)   See fewer
George Irving
Neeval Neeval   See fewer
James Bush
Peacock Peacock   See fewer
Arno Frey
Camp Lt. Itnut Camp Lt. Itnut   See fewer
Arthur Loft
Gen. Votruba Gen. Votruba   See fewer
Reinhold Schünzel
Gestapo Insp. Ritter (as Reinhold Schuenzel) Gestapo Insp. Ritter (as Reinhold Schuenzel)   See fewer
John Abbott
Hostage (scenes deleted) Hostage (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Louis Adlon
Adjutant (uncredited) Adjutant (uncredited)   See fewer
Erville Alderson
Liberal Official (uncredited) Liberal Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Alexander
Slugger in Theater (uncredited) Slugger in Theater (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Alfred
Busboy (uncredited) Busboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis V. Arco
Nazi Official (uncredited) Nazi Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Florence Auer
Czech Patriot (uncredited) Czech Patriot (uncredited)   See fewer
Felix Basch
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Bell
Driver (uncredited) Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
William 'Billy' Benedict
Kylar (uncredited) Kylar (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Bennett
Pregnant Woman (uncredited) Pregnant Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Bert
Market Woman (uncredited) Market Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Blank
Hostage (uncredited) Hostage (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Bradford
Gestapo Officer (uncredited) Gestapo Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry C. Bradley
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederic Brunn
SS Officer (uncredited) SS Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Willy Castello
SS Guard (uncredited) SS Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Clarke
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Clemente
Knife Thrower (uncredited) Knife Thrower (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Conklin
Cook (uncredited) Cook (uncredited)   See fewer
Edith Conrad
Woman in Audience (uncredited) Woman in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Davidson
Bearded Man (uncredited) Bearded Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bryn Davis
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Earle S. Dewey
Wine Waiter (uncredited) Wine Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Dime
Gestapo Detective (uncredited) Gestapo Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Aldrich Krapke (uncredited) Aldrich Krapke (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Driscoll
Hostage (uncredited) Hostage (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Czech Policeman (uncredited) Czech Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gretl Dupont
Angry Woman (uncredited) Angry Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
David Durand
Bicycle Boy (uncredited) Bicycle Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
James Eagles
Svatak (uncredited) Svatak (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Professor (uncredited) Professor (uncredited)   See fewer
Fern Emmett
Peasant Woman (uncredited) Peasant Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Essler
Dr. Kesselbach (uncredited) Dr. Kesselbach (uncredited)   See fewer
William Farnum
Viktorin (uncredited) Viktorin (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Farrington
Heavyset Woman (uncredited) Heavyset Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dwight Frye
Hostage (uncredited) Hostage (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Fuerberg
Personal Adjutant (uncredited) Personal Adjutant (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack George
Polcar (uncredited) Polcar (uncredited)   See fewer
Inna Gest
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Gibson Gowland
Member of Crowd Confronting Masha (uncredited) Member of Crowd Confronting Masha (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
Workman (uncredited) Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
William Haade
Mildrad (uncredited) Mildrad (uncredited)   See fewer
Liesl Handl
Slugger's Girlfriend in Theater (uncredited) Slugger's Girlfriend in Theater (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Man at Briefing (uncredited) Man at Briefing (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Jamison
Fat Man (uncredited) Fat Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Kane
Novak (uncredited) Novak (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Kendall
SS Leader (uncredited) SS Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Manart Kippen
Dovolga (uncredited) Dovolga (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Kohler Jr.
Czech Patriot (uncredited) Czech Patriot (uncredited)   See fewer
Kurt Kreuger
Gestapo Officer (uncredited) Gestapo Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita La Roy
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Hope Landin
Czech Patriot (uncredited) Czech Patriot (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Man at Briefing (uncredited) Man at Briefing (uncredited)   See fewer
Rolf Lindau
De Lauge (uncredited) De Lauge (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Lynn
Gerta (uncredited) Gerta (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Malcolm
Czech Patriot (uncredited) Czech Patriot (uncredited)   See fewer
Merrill McCormick
Cabbie (uncredited) Cabbie (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Counterwoman (uncredited) Counterwoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul McVey
Jan Pestuca (uncredited) Jan Pestuca (uncredited)   See fewer
John Meredith
Czech Man (uncredited) Czech Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Merivale
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Merrill
Industrialist (uncredited) Industrialist (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Michael
SS Captain (uncredited) SS Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Middleton
Patriot at Meeting with Svoboda (uncredited) Patriot at Meeting with Svoboda (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Milasch
Hostage (uncredited) Hostage (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Mills
Eduard (uncredited) Eduard (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Minjir
Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Morris
Dr. Svoboda's Nurse (uncredited) Dr. Svoboda's Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
George N. Neise
Mueller (uncredited) Mueller (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Neubert
Economist (uncredited) Economist (uncredited)   See fewer
Kurt Neumann
SS Man (uncredited) SS Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Manuel París
Townsman on Street (uncredited) Townsman on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
John Piffle
Industrialist (uncredited) Industrialist (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Powell
Tobacconist (uncredited) Tobacconist (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Power
Man at Briefing (uncredited) Man at Briefing (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucien Prival
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Reicher
Interpreter (uncredited) Interpreter (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Reichow
Gestapo Agent Schultz (uncredited) Gestapo Agent Schultz (uncredited)   See fewer
Albin Robeling
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Roberts
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Roquemore
Patriot at Meeting (uncredited) Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Schumm
Sergeant (uncredited) Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Janet Shaw
Katerina Honiga (uncredited) Katerina Honiga (uncredited)   See fewer
George Sherwood
SS Lieutenant (uncredited) SS Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Mabel Smaney
Woman on Street (uncredited) Woman on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Pietro Sosso
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert R. Stephenson
Nazi Guard in Visitors' Pen (uncredited) Nazi Guard in Visitors' Pen (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Stockdale
Cigarette Smoker (uncredited) Cigarette Smoker (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Sylvester
Tall Czech (uncredited) Tall Czech (uncredited)   See fewer
Forrest Taylor
Pipe Smoker (uncredited) Pipe Smoker (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Thiele
Police Official (uncredited) Police Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Sigfrid Tor
Gescky (uncredited) Gescky (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Trowbridge
Man in Audience (uncredited) Man in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Lisl Valetti
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Van Zandt
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucio Villegas
Townsman at Briefing (uncredited) Townsman at Briefing (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Hostage Wearing Glasses (uncredited) Hostage Wearing Glasses (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans von Morhart
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Waagenaar
SS Man (uncredited) SS Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Fay Wall
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Waller
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited) Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Crane Whitley
SS Headquarters Man (uncredited) SS Headquarters Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Wilkerson
Santrock (uncredited) Santrock (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Ugly German Bodyguard (uncredited) Ugly German Bodyguard (uncredited)   See fewer
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