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Pyövelitkin kuolevat

Original title: Hangmen Also Die!
  • 19431943
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.6K
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Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
DramaFilm-NoirThriller
After the Nazi administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.After the Nazi administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.After the Nazi administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writers
    • Bertolt Brecht(adaptation)
    • Fritz Lang(adaptation)
    • John Wexley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brian Donlevy
    • Walter Brennan
    • Anna Lee
  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writers
    • Bertolt Brecht(adaptation)
    • Fritz Lang(adaptation)
    • John Wexley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brian Donlevy
    • Walter Brennan
    • Anna Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 73User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Brian Donlevy in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Ludwig Donath and Lionel Stander in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Tonio Selwart in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Ralph Dunn, Gene Lockhart, and Tonio Selwart in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Brian Donlevy, Alexander Granach, and Edmund MacDonald in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Anna Lee and Gene Lockhart in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Gene Lockhart in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)
    Anna Lee in Pyövelitkin kuolevat (1943)

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    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Dr. Franticek Svoboda…
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Prof. Stephen Novotny
    Anna Lee
    Anna Lee
    • Masha Novotny
    Gene Lockhart
    Gene Lockhart
    • Emil Czaka
    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • Jan Horak
    Margaret Wycherly
    Margaret Wycherly
    • Ludmilla Novotny
    Nana Bryant
    Nana Bryant
    • Mrs. Hellie Novotny
    William Roy
    • Beda Novotny
    • (as Billy Roy)
    Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
    Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
    • Reinhard Heydrich
    • (as H. H v. Twardowski)
    Alexander Granach
    Alexander Granach
    • Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
    Tonio Selwart
    • Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • Dedic
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • Banya
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
    Edmund MacDonald
    Edmund MacDonald
    • Dr. Pillar
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Bartos
    Virginia Farmer
    Virginia Farmer
    • Mrs. Nimitz
    Ludwig Donath
    Ludwig Donath
    • Schirmer
    • (as Louis Donath)
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Bertolt Brecht(adaptation) (original story)
      • Fritz Lang(adaptation) (original story)
      • John Wexley(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      During the Joseph McCarthy-inspired "Red Scare" era in the 1950s, this was one of the films labeled subversive by the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) because it was alleged to have contained dialog that might be construed as pro-communist. Writer John Wexley was even blacklisted. It wasn't seen again in the United States until the mid-'70s.
    • Goofs
      In reality, Heydrich was assassinated by a team of Czech exiles sent back to the country by the British government.
    • Quotes

      Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber: You better put that down.

      Dr. Pillar: I'm going to put it where it belongs

    • Crazy credits
      The end of the film reads "NOT The End".
    • Connections
      Featured in Hooray for Holyrood (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Vltava
      (The Moldau) (uncredited)

      From "Má vlast (My Country)"

      Music by Bedrich Smetana

      Played in the movie theater

      Also played on the radio during dinner

    User reviews73

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Very good WWII war and crime movie
    The Nazi "protector" of Czechoslovakia is murdered and Gestapo is let loose to hunt down the assassin. Will the underground resistance survive? Will the assassin be betrayed by the Czech people as Gestapo murders innocent people to bring the assassin forward?

    This is a very good movie, the plot brings lets the suspense gradually grow throughout the movie. This means that the beginning did seem a little slow, but given time, the patience will be rewarded. The ending is very good and you're not really sure exactly what will happen. The actors are good and the cinematic work very good.

    There is a portion of propaganda in there as well, however, the evident propaganda is cut to a few scenes and do not interfere with the plot or the movie in itself. Instead, it is rather well integrated in the movie, and actually only bring the movie to another level.

    Clearly set in the WWII, but this movie will never get old.

    8/10
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    • Mar 23, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1953 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Myöskin pyövelit kuolevat
    • Production company
      • Arnold Pressburger Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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