Палачи тоже умирают (1943)
27 мая 1942 года. Чехословакия оккупирована нацистами. В Праге высокопоставленный нацист Рейнхард Гейдрих, назначенный рейхспротектором, собирает самых известных горожан и выражает неудовольствие актами саботажа на фабрика и заводах. Гейдрих считает, что чешские рабочие не просто саботируют жизненно важное производство на заводах «Шкода», но и призывают к сопротивлению, выпуская антифашистские листовки. Если уровень производства не повысится, будут приняты самые строгие меры, и для устрашения будут проведены показательные расстрелы саботажников на заводской площади. Почти сразу же после собрания Гейдриха убивают. Для чехов смерть Гейдриха становится символом надежды на освобождение от фашистского гнета. Озлобленные гибелью германского наместника нацисты требуют от населения выдать убийц, гестапо начинает брать в заложники сотни невинных граждан, узников расстреливают по одному. Требование фашистов одно: выдать убийц Гейдриха…
Директор:
Fritz Lang
Писатель:
John Wexley
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Brian Donlevy as Dr. Franticek Svoboda |
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Walter Brennan as Prof. Stephen Novotny |
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Anna Lee as Masha Novotny |
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Gene Lockhart as Emil Czaka |
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Dennis O'Keefe as Jan Horak |
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Margaret Wycherly as Ludmilla Novotny |
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Nana Bryant as Mrs. Hellie Novotny |
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William Roy as Boda Novotny |
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Reinhard Heydrich |
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Alexander Granach as Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber |
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Tonio Selwart as Chief of Gestapo Kurt Haas |
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Jonathan Hale as Dedic |
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Lionel Stander as Banya |
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Sarah Padden as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak |
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Edmund MacDonald as Dr. Pillar |
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Byron Foulger as Bartos |
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Virginia Farmer as Mrs. Nimitz |
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Ludwig Donath as Schirmer |
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George Irving as Neeval |
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James Bush as Peacock |
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Арно Фрей as Camp Lieutenant Itnut |
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Lester Sharpe as Rudy |
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Arthur Loft as Gen. Votruba |
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Reinhold Schünzel as Gestapo Insp. Ritter |
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Честер Конклин as Cook (uncredited) |
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Клэр Макдауэлл as Counterwoman (uncredited) |
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John Abbott as Hostage (scenes deleted) |
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Louis Adlon as Adjutant (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson as Liberal Official (uncredited) |
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Richard Alexander as Slugger in Theater (uncredited) |
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Dwight Frye as Hostage |
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Ralph Dunn as Czech Policeman (uncredited) |
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Bud Jamison as Fat Man (uncredited) |
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Philip Van Zandt as Officer (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Man at Briefing (uncredited) |
| Directing | Fritz Lang | Director |
| Writing | Бертольт Брехт | Adaptation |
| Writing | Бертольт Брехт | Original Story |
| Writing | Fritz Lang | Original Story |
| Writing | Fritz Lang | Adaptation |
| Writing | John Wexley | Screenplay |
| Production | Fritz Lang | Producer |
| Production | Arnold Pressburger | Producer |
| Sound | Arnold Pressburger | Music |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hanns Eisler | Music |
| Editing | Gene Fowler Jr. | Editor |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Carley Harriman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Walter Mayo | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fred Pressburger | Assistant Director |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Ned Scott | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eleanor Behm | Costume Design |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jack Whitney | Sound Recordist |