Movie
Hangmen Also Die!
Released: April 1, 1943 (1943)
Runtime: 134 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Margaret Wycherly as Ludmilla Novotny
Age at release: 61
- Nana Bryant as Mrs. Hellie Novotny
Age at release: 54
- Alexander Granach as Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
Age at release: 52
- Gene Lockhart as Emil Czaka
Age at release: 51
- Walter Brennan as Prof. Stephen Novotny
Age at release: 48
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Reinhard Heydrich
Age at release: 44
- Brian Donlevy as Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Age at release: 42
- Dennis O'Keefe as Jan Horak
Age at release: 35
- Anna Lee as Masha Novotny
Age at release: 30
- William Roy as Boda Novotny
Age at release: 14
Show more cast
- George Irving as Neeval
Age at release: 68
- Claire McDowell as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Sarah Padden as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
Age at release: 61
- Erville Alderson as Liberal Official (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
- Chester Conklin as Cook (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Reinhold Schünzel as Gestapo Insp. Ritter
Age at release: 54
- Jonathan Hale as Dedic
Age at release: 52
- Lester Sharpe as Rudy
Age at release: 49
- Tonio Selwart as Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas
Age at release: 46
- Arthur Loft as Gen. Votruba
Age at release: 45
- Byron Foulger as Bartos
Age at release: 44
- Virginia Farmer as Mrs. Nimitz
Age at release: 44
- Ludwig Donath as Schirmer
Age at release: 43
- Arno Frey as Camp Lieutenant Itnut
Age at release: 42
- Richard Alexander as Slugger in Theater (uncredited)
Age at release: 40
- John Abbott as Hostage (scenes deleted)
Age at release: 37
- Lionel Stander as Banya
Age at release: 35
- James Bush as Peacock
Age at release: 35
- Edmund MacDonald as Dr. Pillar
Age at release: 34
- Louis Adlon as Adjutant (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown