Hangmen Also Die!
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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 E... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Hangmen Also Die!:

Brian Donlevy
Walter Brennan
Anna Lee
Gene Lockhart
Dennis O'Keefe
Margaret Wycherly

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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.

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Village Voice - 9/10 by Michael AtkinsonThe two-and-a-quarter-hour film has the iconic thrust of a silent; the pro-sacrifice resistance cant has an oddly jihadist tenor today.
Lawrence.com - 8/10 by Eric MelinAn effective cat-and-mouse thriller and a paean to resistance, designed to give strength to those under Nazi rule. For a propaganda movie, it's surprisingly dark and not afraid to show the human cost of resistance.
The Skinny - 8/10 by Philip ConcannonThe atmosphere of paranoia and suspicion evoked here is as pervasive as any Lang ever created.
Time Out - 6/10 by Geoff AndrewSuperb performances throughout, while James Wong Howe's photography perfectly captures the spirit of the occupied city, where hiding places are few and far from safe.
Variety - 5/10 by Variety StaffFrom a directorial standpoint this is a triumph for Fritz Lang, who succeeds with singular success in capturing the spirit of the Czech people in the face of the Nazi reign of terror.
User Review - 10/10 by David HAnother Masterpiece directed by the Master Fritz Lang the Brave Czech Resistance try to trick the Nazis but they are undefeatable and their Reign of Terror goes on and on Restiance just force more Repressials
User Review - 10/10 by Tom BWe debated: Intentions Of Murder or Hangmen Also Die? In the end we picked Lang over Imamura, only because we were in the mood for noir-soaked images of Nazi-killing resistance fighters attempting to outwit and defeat the Nazi machine. What a gem! I kept thinking of M, the man-hunt through dark city streets, the outline of human interconnectedness, the depiction in this case not of the forensic details but rather the social details, and the emotional importance of character in human lives. In some ways this sinewy plot had more revelations per frame in terms of character quirks. The clownish Nazis masking a genuine menace, the utterly brutal violence, the passionate pleas, the rational discourse against fascism, and the unflinching portrayal of inevitable consumption by the machinery of fascism. The truth that it cannot be defeated in ways we might hope, even though we try. This message subverts the notion of some kind of rallying cry. This beast is a cynical exploration of futility. And yet there is hope in there, though perhaps not where we think. Long before any notion of a revenge-against-the-Nazis type of revisionism, here's the real thing. Revenge against the Nazis, and the bastards are us. If you love Lang's Mabuse stuff and M, this is a killer plot. Cries out for a loving restoration, stands easily on the shelf beside his best. What a treat to blindly turn a corner and find this yummy treat. Yay cinema!
User Review - 8/10 by Scott Rgood WWII thriller based on actual events.
User Review - 8/10 by Tom M1943, set in Czechoslovakia during Nazi occupation. A high ranking Nazi is killed, and the Nazi's round upthe usual suspects trying to find the killer. THe killer, stays on the loose, getting help from a woman, and eventually her family. The story gets more involved there, with revolutionaries, spies and intrigue. It's a good story, with great cinematography. Nice to see Walter Brennan in it and not some weirdo in a Western. Since it's from the 40's some of the acting is pretty hammy, but what do you expect. Good movie, lasted just over 2 hours long.
User Review - 8/10 by Jared PCo-écrit par le dramaturge allemand Bertolt Brecht, ce drame historique voit le jour en 1943 en plein coeur de la Seconde Guerre. Inspiré du meurtre du numéro deux d'Adolf Hitler, Reinhard Heydrich dit "le Bourreau de Prague", dont la mort suscita de véhémentes représailles de la part des Nazis et mena à l'assassinat de plus de 1600 civiles, ce film au poids considérable ré-écrit l'Histoire et fait de ce meurtre l'oeuvre d'un seul homme, membre de la résistance Tchèque. Fritz Lang se lance ici dans une entreprise de haut calibre, à une époque où le public n'était sans doute pas prêt à se faire mettre au visage toutes les horreurs de la guerre. Visiblement conscient de cet état des choses, Lang opte pour des scènes de violence plutôt suggérée qu'explicite; une ombre menaçante, une coupure de journal, une détonation hors-champ. Seul le mouchard de la Gestapo a droit à une exécution un peu plus graphique et d'une beauté esthétique exemplaire dans le plus pur style de Fritz Lang. Bien qu'il soit classé sous la bannière du film noir, Hangmen Also Die se veut davantage un drame historique à la sauce espionnage. Certains éléments du noir à l'américaine se mélangent à la sauce, mais l'ambiance générale de l'oeuvre s'éloigne des archétypes du genre. La réalisation est remarquable malgré quelques longueurs et une intrigue qui fait du sur-place vers le milieu du film, mais qui retrouve ensuite son rythme de croisière pour conduire à une finale qui en vaut heureusement la peine. Le spectateur moyen risque de perdre un peu d'intérêt à certains moments, mais en rétrospective, il ne regrettera pas son expérience.

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