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Classic Film Review: Fritz Lang and “Bert” Brecht’s “Hangman Also Die!” Bad history, good 1943 WWII noir

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Roger Moore

There is a superbly-detailed, thrillingly-pitched and well-acted film account of the 1942 Czech assassination of “Reichsprotektor” Reinhard Heidrich, the murderous Nazi nicknamed “The Hangman” during his military rule of occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. It’s titled “Anthropoid,” and it … Continue reading →

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