Hangmen Also Die! 81 years old

The shot heard 'round the world!

Hangmen Also Die!

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.

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Hangmen Also Die! Cast

Name Character
Brian Donlevy He was 42, 71 years old when he died as Dr. Franticek Svoboda
Byron Foulger He was 43, 70 years old when he died as Bartos
Edmund MacDonald He was 34, 42 years old when he died as Dr. Pillar
Lionel Stander He was 35, 86 years old when he died as Banya
Chester Conklin He was 57, 85 years old when he died as Cook (uncredited)
Nana Bryant She was 54, 67 years old when she died as Mrs. Hellie Novotny
Gene Lockhart He was 51, 65 years old when he died as Emil Czaka
Alexander Granach He was 49, 51 years old when he died as Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
Tonio Selwart He was 46, 106 years old when he died as Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas
Walter Brennan He was 48, 80 years old when he died as Prof. Stephen Novotny
Dennis O'Keefe He was 35, 60 years old when he died as Jan Horak
Jonathan Hale He was 52, 74 years old when he died as Dedic
John Abbott He was 122, 72 years old when he died as Hostage (scenes deleted)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski He was 44, 60 years old when he died as Reinhard Heydrich
Margaret Wycherly She was 61, 74 years old when she died as Ludmilla Novotny
Ludwig Donath He was 43, 67 years old when he died as Schirmer
Reinhold Schünzel He was 56, 67 years old when he died as Gestapo Insp. Ritter
Sarah Padden She was 61, 86 years old when she died as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
Claire McDowell She was 65, 88 years old when she died as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer She was 44, 90 years old when she died as Mrs. Nimitz
Erville Alderson He was 60, 74 years old when he died as Liberal Official (uncredited)
George Irving He was 68, 86 years old when he died as Neeval
Anna Lee She was 30, 91 years old when she died as Masha Novotny
Richard Alexander He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Slugger in Theater (uncredited)
James Bush He was 35, 79 years old when he died as Peacock
Arthur Loft He was 45, 49 years old when he died as Gen. Votruba
Lester Sharpe He was 49, 68 years old when he died as Rudy
Arno Frey He was 42, 60 years old when he died as Camp Lieutenant Itnut

Hangmen Also Die! Crew

Name Department
Fred Lau as Sound Recordist. He was 45 (73) years old when He died Sound
Hanns Eisler as Music. He was 44 (64) years old when He died Sound
Julia Heron as Set Decoration. She was 45 (79) years old when She died Art
Walter Mayo as Assistant Director. He was 44 (66) years old when He died Directing
Arnold Pressburger as Producer. He was 57 (65) years old when He died Production
Arnold Pressburger as Music. He was 57 (65) years old when He died Sound
Fred Pressburger as Assistant Director. He was 27 (82) years old when He died Directing
Gene Fowler, Jr. as Editor. He was 25 (80) years old when He died Editing
John Wexley as Screenplay. He was 35 (77) years old when He died Writing
Fritz Lang as Director. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Directing
Fritz Lang as Producer. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Production
Fritz Lang as Original Story. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Writing
Fritz Lang as Adaptation. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Writing
Bertolt Brecht as Adaptation. He was 45 (58) years old when He died Writing
Bertolt Brecht as Original Story. He was 45 (58) years old when He died Writing
James Wong Howe as Director of Photography. He was 43 (76) years old when He died Camera
William S. Darling as Art Direction. He was 60 (81) years old when He died Art
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Hangmen Also Die! (81 years)

The shot heard 'round the world!

  • Release day: Thursday, April 15, 1943
  • Runtime: 134 minutes