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Hangmen Also Die!

1943 · 134 min

A tense, shadowy wartime thriller that keeps you on edge with its moral dilemmas and grim atmosphere.

Tagline: The shot heard 'round the world!
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.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
betrayal
justice
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, thriller, war
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: John Wexley
Starring: Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, Dennis O'Keefe, Margaret Wycherly, Nana Bryant, William Roy
Cinematography: James Wong Howe
Runtime: 134 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, German

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