Hitler's Madman (1943)
Overview
In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen to sabotage the German war effort.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.354 |
Directed By
Douglas Sirk
Crew
Douglas Sirk
Peretz Hirschbein
Nathaniel Shilkret
Karl Hajos
Dan Milner
Rudolf S. Joseph
Albrecht Joseph
Edgar G. Ulmer
Bart Lytton
Fred Preble
Doris Malloy
Eugen Schüfftan
Jack Greenhalgh
Edward Willens
Emil Ludwig
Melvin Levy
Edgar G. Ulmer
Seymour Nebenzal
TOP CAST
Patricia Morison
Jarmilla Hanka
John Carradine
Reinhardt Heydrich
Alan Curtis
Karel Vavra
Howard Freeman
Heinrich Himmler
Ralph Morgan
Jan Hanka
Edgar Kennedy
Nepomuk - the Hermit
Ludwig Stössel
Herman Bauer, bugomaster
Al Shean
Father Cemlanek
Elizabeth Russell
Maria Bartonek - Anton's Wife
Jimmy Conlin
Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
Ava Gardner
Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
Jorja Curtright
Clara Janek
Natalie Draper
Julia Petschek
Vicky Lane
Student
Blanche Yurka
Frau Anna Hanka
Lester Dorr
Sergeant (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Engineer (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Janek
Emmett Lynn
Germak (uncredited)
Frances Rafferty
Annaliese Cermak (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Prisoner (uncredited)
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