Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1943-04-15) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | John Wexley, Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang |
| Productions: | United Artists, Arnold Pressburger Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 41755: Brian Donlevy - Dr. Franticek Svoboda
- 4302: Walter Brennan - Prof. Stephen Novotny
- 88460: Anna Lee - Masha Novotny
- 30234: Gene Lockhart - Emil Czaka
- 88462: Dennis O'Keefe - Jan Horak
- 78791: Margaret Wycherly - Ludmilla Novotny
- 88461: Nana Bryant - Mrs. Hellie Novotny
Crews
- 11630: Bertolt Brecht - Adaptation - Writing
- 11630: Bertolt Brecht - Original Story - Writing
- 68: Fritz Lang - Original Story - Writing
- 68: Fritz Lang - Producer - Production
- 68: Fritz Lang - Adaptation - Writing
- 33172: Arnold Pressburger - Producer - Production
- 68: Fritz Lang - Director - Directing
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Fritz Lang has assembled a really solid cast for this depiction of the Nazi terror inflicted on the Czech people after they decided to rid themselves of their German overlord Reinhard Heydrich. That historical event happens pretty early on, allowing us to focus on just how brutal the ....
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