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.
Released: Apr 15, 1943
Runtime: 134 minutes
Stars: Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, Dennis O'Keefe, Margaret Wycherly
Crew: Bertolt Brecht (Adaptation), Bertolt Brecht (Original Story), Fritz Lang (Original Story), Fritz Lang (Producer), Fritz Lang (Adaptation), Arnold Pressburger (Producer)