Directed by:
Fritz LangCinematography:
James Wong HoweComposer:
Hanns EislerCast:
Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Nana Bryant, Margaret Wycherly, Dennis O'Keefe, Gene Lockhart, Alexander Granach (more)Plots(1)
Beautifully shot by James Wong Howe and tightly scripted by Brecht and Lang, 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. (Cohen Media Group)
(more)Cast
![Brian Donlevy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505261_8d5236.jpg)
Brian Donlevy
Ireland
Best movies:
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Beau Geste (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Walter Brennan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340869_d0f8e6.png)
Walter Brennan
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Fury (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
![Anna Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412630_83afc3.jpg)
Anna Lee
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
![Hans Heinrich von Twardowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099086_f67c4a.jpg)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
German Empire
Best movies:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Casablanca (1942)
From Morn to Midnight (1920)
![Nana Bryant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763626_e0d6dc.jpg)
Nana Bryant
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Harvey (1950)
![Margaret Wycherly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/381/158381700_4af21b.jpg)
Margaret Wycherly
UK
Best movies:
The Yearling (1946)
White Heat (1949)
Random Harvest (1942)
![Dennis O'Keefe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496917_2dd93f.jpg)
Dennis O'Keefe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Fury (1936)
![Gene Lockhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272952_908927.jpg)
Gene Lockhart
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Alexander Granach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496910_e96f67.jpg)
Alexander Granach
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nosferatu (1922)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Comradeship (1931)
![Jonathan Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505223_080fdd.jpg)
Jonathan Hale
Canada
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
![Lionel Stander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272141_ac0877.jpg)
Lionel Stander
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Blast of Silence (1961)
Sarah Padden
UK
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Possessed (1947)
![Edmund MacDonald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507481_a30a88.jpg)
Edmund MacDonald
USA
Best movies:
Texas (1941)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Detour (1945)
![Byron Foulger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000086_3c7dff.jpg)
Byron Foulger
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Arthur Loft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/053/160053809_59c5ae.jpg)
Arthur Loft
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
![Reinhold Schünzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505203_68280e.jpg)
Reinhold Schünzel
German Empire
Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
Eerie Tales (1919)
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
![Frank Reicher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/219/161219189_200d1d.jpg)
Frank Reicher
German Empire
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Fred Kohler Jr.
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
![Dwight Frye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496853_0da6c9.jpg)
Dwight Frye
USA
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
![Richard Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886701_57630c.jpg)
Richard Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)