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Hangmen Also Die Overview:

Hangmen Also Die (1943) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Fritz Lang and produced by Fritz Lang and Arnold Pressburger.

Academy Awards 1943 --- Ceremony Number 16 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringHanns EislerNominated
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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 30, 2015 From 4 Star Films

There are some fine pieces of intrigue in this modest WWII period film from Fritz Lang. The plot is based off real events in Czechoslovakia surrounding the assassination of Nazi Holocaust proponent Reinhold Heydrich. Mascha (Anna Lee) finds herself admidst a web of trouble when she helps a member of... Read full article

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 30, 2015 From 4 Star Films

There are some fine pieces of intrigue in this modest WWII period film from Fritz Lang. The plot is based off real events in Czechoslovakia surrounding the assassination of Nazi Holocaust proponent Reinhold Heydrich. Mascha (Anna Lee) finds herself admidst a web of trouble when she helps a member of... Read full article

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

By Beatrice on Sep 22, 2014 From Flickers in Time

Hangmen Also Die! Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Fritz Lang, Berthold Brecht, and John Wexley 1943/USA Arnold Pressburger Films Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video Lang and Brecht bring their special understanding of and hatred for Nazis and their genius to this exciting thriller about the Czec... Read full article

Hangmen Also Die (1943)

By smumcountry on Jul 13, 2013 From Smum County

July 13, 2013 by smumcounty Hans Heinrich von Twardowski “Hangmen Also Die” begins with a meeting of the Nazi occupiers of Czechoslovakia welcoming their leader Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), known as the Hangman. They proffer the stiff armed Nazi salute and stand at attentio... Read full article

Hangmen Also Die (1943)

By smumcountry on Jul 13, 2013 From Smum County

July 13, 2013 by smumcounty Hans Heinrich von Twardowski “Hangmen Also Die” begins with a meeting of the Nazi occupiers of Czechoslovakia welcoming their leader Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), known as the Hangman. They proffer the stiff armed Nazi salute and stand at attentio... Read full article

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Hangmen Also Die Quotes:

Czech Patriot: Your mothers were slimy rats! Their milk was sour!
Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber: You better put that down.
Dr. Pillar: I'm going to put it where it belongs
Dr. Franticek Svoboda: Dedric, what about the taxi driver?
Dedic: Jumped out of a window at the Gestapo. They'll get nothing from him.
Dr. Franticek Svoboda: I never met him. I wish I did.
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Hangmen Also Die Facts
French censorship visa : # 5465.
During the Joseph McCarthy-inspired "Red Scare" era in the 1950s, this was one of the films labeled "subversive" by the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) because it was alleged to have contained dialog that might be construed as pro-communist. Writer John Wexley was even "blacklisted". It wasn't seen again in the United States until the mid-'70s.
The idea for the film was inspired by the assassination of Gestapo official Reinhard Heydrich by Czech guerrillas and the subsequent reprisals taken by Nazi occupation forces.
Originally, Bertolt Brecht was denied story credit by the Screen Writer's Guild, even though he worked closely with writer John Wexley on the project.
The original titles for the project were "No Surrender" and "Never Surrender" They had to choose a new title because a book was published with a similar title during production. Producers held a contest among the cast and crew to choose a new title. A production secretary submitted the winning title and won $100.
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