Hangmen Also Die
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Beautifully shot by James Wong Howe and tightly scripted by Brecht and Lang in their only collaboration, this noir-like espionage thriller is set in occupied Czechoslovakia and revolves around the successful plot by the Czech resistance to assassinate Deputy Reich-Protector of Bohemia and Moravia“Hangman” Reinhard Heydrich and the hunt by the Gestapo to track down the killers.
Starring Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee
Director Fritz Lang