Hangmen Also Die!
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Hangmen Also Die! is a 1943 film noir war drama directed by Fritz Lang about the Czech resistance and the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich.
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| Hangmen Also Die! canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hangmen Also Die! Context triple: [Brian Donlevy, notableWork, Hangmen Also Die!]
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A.
The Executioners
The Executioners is a 1957 crime thriller novel by John D. MacDonald that tells the story of a lawyer and his family terrorized by a vengeful ex-convict, later famously adapted into the film Cape Fear.
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B.
Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging is a 1959 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a reluctant lawman forced to confront justice and loyalty in a small frontier town.
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C.
Hangman Jury
"Hangman Jury" is a blues-influenced hard rock song by Aerosmith known for its dark, storytelling lyrics and acoustic-driven sound.
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D.
The Killing Place
The Killing Place is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles stranded with a group of travelers in a remote, snowbound Wyoming village where a sinister mystery unfolds.
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E.
The Executioner
The Executioner is the ring nickname of Bernard Hopkins, a legendary American professional boxer known for his defensive mastery, longevity, and multiple middleweight and light heavyweight world titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hangmen Also Die! Target entity description: Hangmen Also Die! is a 1943 film noir war drama directed by Fritz Lang about the Czech resistance and the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich.
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A.
The Executioners
The Executioners is a 1957 crime thriller novel by John D. MacDonald that tells the story of a lawyer and his family terrorized by a vengeful ex-convict, later famously adapted into the film Cape Fear.
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B.
Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging is a 1959 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a reluctant lawman forced to confront justice and loyalty in a small frontier town.
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C.
Hangman Jury
"Hangman Jury" is a blues-influenced hard rock song by Aerosmith known for its dark, storytelling lyrics and acoustic-driven sound.
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D.
The Killing Place
The Killing Place is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles stranded with a group of travelers in a remote, snowbound Wyoming village where a sinister mystery unfolds.
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E.
The Executioner
The Executioner is the ring nickname of Bernard Hopkins, a legendary American professional boxer known for his defensive mastery, longevity, and multiple middleweight and light heavyweight world titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story ⓘ |
| basedOn | assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ |
| cinematographer | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hanns Eisler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Nazi reprisals after Heydrich assassination
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collective punishment ⓘ |
| director | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Gene Fowler Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
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resistance film ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alexander Granach
NERFINISHED
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Anna Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Donlevy NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis O'Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Heinrich von Twardowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Stander NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Hangmen Also Die! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Czech resistance
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assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | not rated (original release, pre-MPAA system) ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Prague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Gestapo repression
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Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhard Heydrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Arnold Pressburger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Arnold Pressburger Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 134 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayCreditDispute |
Bertolt Brecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wexley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bertolt Brecht
NERFINISHED
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Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wexley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
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