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Hitler's Madman

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
978
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Hitler's Madman (1943)
DramaHistoryWar

Story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi SS commander, by Czech partisans and the reprisals inflicted by the Nazis on the Czechs.Story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi SS commander, by Czech partisans and the reprisals inflicted by the Nazis on the Czechs.Story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi SS commander, by Czech partisans and the reprisals inflicted by the Nazis on the Czechs.

  • Director
    • Douglas Sirk
  • Writers
    • Emil Ludwig
    • Albrecht Joseph
    • Peretz Hirschbein
  • Stars
    • Patricia Morison
    • John Carradine
    • Alan Curtis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    978
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Emil Ludwig
      • Albrecht Joseph
      • Peretz Hirschbein
    • Stars
      • Patricia Morison
      • John Carradine
      • Alan Curtis
    • 23User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Patricia Morison
    Patricia Morison
    • Jarmilla Hanka
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Reinhardt Heydrich
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • Karel Vavra
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • Heinrich Himmler
    Ralph Morgan
    Ralph Morgan
    • Jan Hanka
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Nepomuk
    Ludwig Stössel
    Ludwig Stössel
    • Herman Bauer
    • (as Ludwig Stossel)
    Al Shean
    Al Shean
    • Father Cemlanek
    Elizabeth Russell
    Elizabeth Russell
    • Maria Bartonek
    Jimmy Conlin
    Jimmy Conlin
    • Dvorak
    Enrique Acosta
    • Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • German Machine Gunner
    • (uncredited)
    Nellie Anderson
    • Old Lady Masaryk
    • (uncredited)
    Louis V. Arco
    • German Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Bailey
    Richard Bailey
    • Anton Bartonek
    • (uncredited)
    Wilmer Barnes
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bonn
    • Military Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Linesman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Emil Ludwig
      • Albrecht Joseph
      • Peretz Hirschbein
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews23

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    History
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      While in Germany before the war, director Douglas Sirk met Reinhard Heydrich at a party, and later recalled that "he made my blood run cold."
    • Goofs
      Heydrich was ambushed in the city of Prague, not on a country road. His travel plans were also no secret: despite Hitler's admonitions Heydrich always took the same route when traveling in the city, believing the the people were too cowed to dare attack him.
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Anton Bartonek: Telling you not to eat or drink. one morsel of food, one swallow of drink, before you think, Before you think! What is best for your country. Keep your country free from the foe you hate. Catch him! Catch him! Do not wait!
    • Connections
      Featured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 10, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Hitler's Hangman
    • Filming locations
      • Angeles Crest Highway, Angeles National Forest, California, USA(exterior snow scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Angelus Productions
      • Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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