Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
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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.
- Released: 1943-04-01
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
- Runtime: 2h 14m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 143 votes
Directed by Fritz Lang.
Top cast
- Brian Donlevy as Dr. Franticek Svoboda
- Walter Brennan as Prof. Stephen Novotny
- Anna Lee as Masha Novotny
- Gene Lockhart as Emil Czaka
- Dennis O'Keefe as Jan Horak
- Margaret Wycherly as Ludmilla Novotny
- Nana Bryant as Mrs. Hellie Novotny
- William Roy as Boda Novotny
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Reinhard Heydrich
- Alexander Granach as Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
Where to watch Hangmen Also Die!
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- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ARROW; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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