Writers Guild that Brecht and Lang had only worked on the story. However, it seems that there is more Brecht in the script than is commonly accepted: the academic Gerd Gemünden writes that he spoke to Maurice Rapf, the judge on the case, who told him "it was obvious to the jury that Brecht and not Wexley was the main author, and that Wexley furthermore had a reputation as a credit stealer. It was only because of the fact that only written evidence was admissible, and since only Wexley's name appeared on all drafts, the jury had to rule in his favor." Wexley himself was blacklisted after he was named a communist in HUAC hearings. Hangmen Also Die had a world premiere in Prague, Oklahoma on 27 March, an event which featured Adolf Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini being hanged in effigy on Main Street. The mayors of Washington, Kansas, and London and Moscow, Texas attended. The film opened nationwide in the first days of April, beginning with 20 key cities. Music The music for Hangmen Also Die was composed by Hanns Eisler, Brecht's collaborator on a number of plays with music. Eisler only worked on a small number of American films, the most notable of which are Deadline at Dawn (1946) and None But the Lonely Heart (1944), for which he was also nominated for an Oscar. The song "No Surrender" in Hangmen was written by Eisler with lyrics by Sam Coslow. Awards Hangmen Also Die was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Hanns Eisler for "Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture", and for Jack Whitney of Sound Services Inc. for "Best Sound, Recording". The movie is rated at 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. See also Dramatic portrayals of Reinhard Heydrich Operation Anthropoid List of American films of 1943 Other films on this subject Hitler's Madman (1943) The Silent Village (1943) Atentát (1964) Operation Daybreak (1975) Anthropoid (2016) The Man with the Iron Heart (2016) References External links Still Photos from 'Hangmen Also Die' by Ned Scott 1943 films 1940s war drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Fritz Lang Plays by Bertolt Brecht Films with screenplays by Bertolt Brecht American war drama films World War II films made in wartime Films about Operation Anthropoid United Artists films Films produced by Arnold Pressburger 1943 drama films American World War II films 1940s English-language films