Hangmen Also Die (1943) | |
| Director(s) | Fritz Lang |
| Producer(s) | Fritz Lang, Arnold Pressburger |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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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)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Hanns Eisler | Nominated |
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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 30, 2015 From 4 Star FilmsThere 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 FilmsThere 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 TimeHangmen 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 CountyJuly 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 attention as... Read full article
Hangmen Also Die (1943)
By smumcountry on Jul 13, 2013 From Smum CountyJuly 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 attention as... Read full article
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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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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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