Storyline

On May 27, 1942 the Nazi Reichsprotector of Bohemia/Moravia, the "Hangman" Reinhard Heydrich, died from the bullets of unidentified resistance fighters. 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 allowed him to write "The Visions of Simone Marchand", "Schwyk in the Second World War" and his adaptation of Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi". Hanns Eisler won an Academy Award for his musical score.—J.Arnold Free

Plot Keywords

world war two, resistance fighter, assassination, frame up, lie, perjury, reference to adolf hitler, european history, year 1942, nazi occupation, interrogation, father daughter relationship, bludgeoned to death, short wave radio, war crime, mass grave, framed for murder, fiance fiancee relationship, listening to radio, firing squad

Short Review

Although Director Fritz Lang gives this familiar material occasional touches of distinction, the picture still misses Grade A rank.

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