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'''''Hangmen Also Die!''''' is a largely forgotten masterpiece directed by [[Fritz Lang]] (''[[M]], [[The Big Heat]], [[Metropolis]], [[Spies]]'') and co-written with Bertolt Brecht, the great German writer’s only film screenplay. Starring Brian Donlevy, [[Walter Brennan]], Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, and Alexander Granach, the film is a fictional account of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia and “Butcher of Prague,” and of the German retaliation against the Czech people. Released during the war, the story suggests that the assassination was the work of the Czech Communist Party, when in fact and unknown at the time, the assassination was arranged by British and Czech secret services. The film’s heroic portrayal of Czech communists and Brecht’s own socialist sympathies, which landed him on Hollywood’s black-list, helped relegate this film to the dusty shelves of the studio. Kino Cinema helped restore the film to its rightful place in the canon of Lang’s great pictures. | '''''Hangmen Also Die!''''' is a largely forgotten masterpiece directed by [[Fritz Lang]] (''[[M (1931)|M]], [[The Big Heat]], [[Metropolis]], [[Spies]]'') and co-written with Bertolt Brecht, the great German writer’s only film screenplay. Starring Brian Donlevy, [[Walter Brennan]], Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, and Alexander Granach, the film is a fictional account of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia and “Butcher of Prague,” and of the German retaliation against the Czech people. Released during the war, the story suggests that the assassination was the work of the Czech Communist Party, when in fact and unknown at the time, the assassination was arranged by British and Czech secret services. The film’s heroic portrayal of Czech communists and Brecht’s own socialist sympathies, which landed him on Hollywood’s black-list, helped relegate this film to the dusty shelves of the studio. Kino Cinema helped restore the film to its rightful place in the canon of Lang’s great pictures. | ||
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[[Image: MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image: MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:hangmen3_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Schutzstaffel protect the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski).]] | [[Image:hangmen3_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Schutzstaffel protect the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski).]] | ||
[[Image:hangmen19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the Thompson's bolt actuator on top of the receiver in this shot. The length | [[Image:hangmen19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the Thompson's bolt actuator on top of the receiver in this shot. The length of the barrel is also longer than that of a real MP40.]] | ||
[[Image:hangmen22_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Inspector Gruber searches Dr. Frantiček Svoboda / Karel Vaněk's apartment.]] | [[Image:hangmen22_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Inspector Gruber searches Dr. Frantiček Svoboda / Karel Vaněk's apartment.]] | ||
[[Image:hangmen23_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Schutzstaffel searches in Emil Czaka's vila.]] | [[Image:hangmen23_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Schutzstaffel searches in Emil Czaka's vila.]] | ||
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Hangmen Also Die! is a largely forgotten masterpiece directed by Fritz Lang (M, The Big Heat, Metropolis, Spies) and co-written with Bertolt Brecht, the great German writer’s only film screenplay. Starring Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, and Alexander Granach, the film is a fictional account of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia and “Butcher of Prague,” and of the German retaliation against the Czech people. Released during the war, the story suggests that the assassination was the work of the Czech Communist Party, when in fact and unknown at the time, the assassination was arranged by British and Czech secret services. The film’s heroic portrayal of Czech communists and Brecht’s own socialist sympathies, which landed him on Hollywood’s black-list, helped relegate this film to the dusty shelves of the studio. Kino Cinema helped restore the film to its rightful place in the canon of Lang’s great pictures.
The following weapons were used in the film Hangmen Also Die!:
Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police Pistol
Throughout the film, a Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police Pistol is seen as the assassin’s pistol.
1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol
Throughout the film, Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber (Alexander Granach) carries a 1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol.
Luger P08
Throughout the film, SS NCO carry a Luger P08.
Unidentified revolver
A Gestapo inspector during arrest of resistance members in a pub pulls an unidentified revolver.
Thompson submachine gun
Throughout the film, German Schutzstaffel (SS) carry a Thompson submachine guns mocked up as MP40.
Gewehr 1898
Throughout the film, German soldiers and SS men carry a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
