Hitler's Madman (1943)
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- Passed
- 1h 24min
- Drama, History
- 10 Jun 1943 (USA)
- Movie
Story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi SS commander, by Czech partisans and the reprisals inflicted by the Nazis on the Czechs.
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| Patricia Morison | ... |
Jarmilla Hanka
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| John Carradine | ... |
Reinhardt Heydrich
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| Alan Curtis | ... |
Karel Vavra
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| Howard Freeman | ... |
Heinrich Himmler
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| Ralph Morgan | ... |
Jan Hanka
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| Edgar Kennedy | ... |
Nepomuk
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| Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Herman Bauer
(as Ludwig Stossel)
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| Al Shean | ... |
Father Cemlanek
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| Elizabeth Russell | ... |
Maria Bartonek
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| Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Dvorak
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Enrique Acosta | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Fred Aldrich | ... |
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Nellie Anderson | ... |
Old Lady Masaryk (uncredited)
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Louis V. Arco | ... |
German Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Richard Bailey | ... |
Anton Bartonek (uncredited)
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Wilmer Barnes | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Walter Bonn | ... |
Military Doctor (uncredited)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Linesman (uncredited)
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| Budd Buster | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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| Jorja Curtright | ... |
Clara Janek (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Dime | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Natalie Draper | ... |
Julia Petschek (uncredited)
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Danny Duncan | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Mary Elliott | ... |
Anna Parsek (uncredited)
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| Jim Farley | ... |
Town Crier (uncredited)
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Dan Fitzpatrick | ... |
Coffin-Bearer (uncredited)
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| Ava Gardner | ... |
Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
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| Leatrice Joy Gilbert | ... |
Katy Chotnick (uncredited)
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John Good | ... |
Rupert (uncredited)
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| Gary Gray | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Engineer (uncredited)
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Ernst Hauessermann | ... |
Sentry (uncredited)
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| Johanna Hofer | ... |
Frau Magda Bauer (uncredited)
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| Betty Jaynes | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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| Victor Kilian | ... |
Janek (uncredited)
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| Laurie Lane | ... |
Minna (uncredited)
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| Vicky Lane | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Adolf E. Licho | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| Emmett Lynn | ... |
Germak (uncredited)
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| George Lynn | ... |
1st Officer (uncredited)
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| Hugh Maguire | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Michael Mark | ... |
Czech Laborer in Pain (uncredited)
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| Charles Marsh | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Tully Marshall | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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| Merrill McCormick | ... |
Assistant Doctor (uncredited)
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| John Merton | ... |
Muller (uncredited)
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Ray Miller | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Dennis Moore | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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| Roger Moore | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Carl Neubert | ... |
3rd Officer (uncredited)
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Betty Jean Nichols | ... |
Bartonek Girl (uncredited)
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| Richard Nichols | ... |
Bartonek Boy (uncredited)
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| Fred Nurney | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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| Joe Ploski | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Frances Rafferty | ... |
Annaliese Cermak (uncredited)
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| Otto Reichow | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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Jorja Rollins | ... |
Clara Janek (uncredited)
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| Lionel Royce | ... |
Capt. Kleist (uncredited)
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| Richard Ryen | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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| Hans Schumm | ... |
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
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Solvig Smith | ... |
Milkmaid (uncredited)
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| Richard Talmadge | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Arthur Thalasso | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Frank Todd | ... |
Coffin-Bearer (uncredited)
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Sigfrid Tor | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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Celia Travers | ... |
Heydrich's Nurse (uncredited)
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| Peter van Eyck | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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Hans von Morhart | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | ... |
Lt. Buelow (uncredited)
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Sam Waagenaar | ... |
Sentry (uncredited)
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| Ben Webster | ... |
Old Man Masaryk (uncredited)
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| Carey Wilson | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Blanche Yurka | ... |
Frau Anna Hanka (uncredited)
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| Wolfgang Zilzer | ... |
SS Colonel (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Douglas Sirk | ||
Written by
| Emil Ludwig | ... | (story) & |
| Albrecht Joseph | ... | (story) |
| Peretz Hirschbein | ... | (screen play) & |
| Melvin Levy | ... | (screen play) & |
| Doris Malloy | ... | (screen play) |
| Bart Lytton | ... | (novel "Hangman's Village") |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | ... | (verses from the poem "The Murder of Lidice") (as Edna St.Vincent Millay) |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Rudolf S. Joseph | ... | associate producer (as Rudolf Joseph) |
| Seymour Nebenzal | ... | producer |
Music by
| Karl Hajos | ||
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | ... | (uncredited) |
| Nathaniel Shilkret | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Jack Greenhalgh | ... | director of photography |
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Dan Milner | ||
Production Design by
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Fred Preble | ||
| Edward Willens | ||
Production Management
| Ralph Slosser | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Melville De Lay | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Mac Dalgleish | ... | sound engineer (as W. M. Dalgleish) |
| Percy Townsend | ... | sound engineer |
Music Department
| Modest Altschuler | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | composer: title music (uncredited) |
| Joseph Nussbaum | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Eric Zeisl | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | technical director (as Eugene Schufftan) |
| Felix Bernstein | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Paul Elbogen | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Ben Kamsler | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Jack Kelly | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Regal Films (1943) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2015) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Harper and Brothers (publisher: The Murder of Lidice, copyright MCMXLII by Edna St.Vincent Millay)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Somewhat fictionalized account of the destruction of the village of Lidice in Czechia and the events leading up to it. In 1942, the Allies parachuted a Czech resistance fighter into the area. He quickly reunites with his former girlfriend and many of the villagers who knew him from before the war. The Nazis are evil however and under the command of Reinhardt Heydrich rule the country with an iron fist, arbitrarily arresting innocents and charging them with fictitious crimes. When Heydrich is severely wounded in a roadside attack - he dies three days later - Henrich Himmler orders the destruction of Lidice. The men are herded into a churchyard where they sing defiantly as they are shot down, the village is set aflame and the women are sent to concentration camps. The town itself is leveled. Written by garykmcd |
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| Taglines | Wake up America ! See more » |
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| Budget | $300,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | While in Germany before the war, director Douglas Sirk met Reinhard Heydrich at a party, and later recalled that "he made my blood run cold." See more » |
| Goofs | Heydrich was ambushed in the city of Prague, not on a country road. His travel plans were also no secret: despite Hitler's admonitions Heydrich always took the same route when traveling in the city, believing the the people were too cowed to dare attack him. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004). See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Anton Bartonek: Telling you not to eat or drink. one morsel of food, one swallow of drink, before you think, Before you think! What is best for your country. Keep your country free from the foe you hate. Catch him! Catch him! Do not wait! See more » |