Hangmen Also Die! 81 years old
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.
Credits
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 |
| Chester Conklin He was 57, 85 years old when he died | as Cook (uncredited) |
| Lionel Stander He was 35, 86 years old when he died | as Banya |
| 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 |
| Anna Lee She was 30, 91 years old when she died | as Masha Novotny |
| James Bush He was 35, 79 years old when he died | as Peacock |
| George Irving He was 68, 86 years old when he died | as Neeval |
| 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 |
| Richard Alexander He was 40, 86 years old when he died | as Slugger in Theater (uncredited) |
| Arthur Loft He was 45, 49 years old when he died | as Gen. Votruba |
| Erville Alderson He was 60, 74 years old when he died | as Liberal Official (uncredited) |
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 |
Hangmen Also Die! (81 years)
The shot heard 'round the world!
- Release day: Thursday, April 15, 1943
- Runtime: 134 minutes