Hitler's Madman is a 1943 World War II drama directed by Douglas Sirk. It is a fictionalized account of the 1942 assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and the resulting Lidice massacre, which the Germans committed as revenge. The film stars Patricia Morison and Alan Curtis and features John Carradine as Reinhard Heydrich. Sirk intended the film to function more as a documentary, but after Louis B. Mayer acquired the film in February 1943, he required reshoots to increase the drama. According to TCM, “Added material included Heydrich's deathbed scene with "Himmler" and university scenes featuring M-G-M starlets, including Ava Gardner.”

Hitler's Madman (1943)
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$300,000
Themes
Tags
Assassination, Hitler, Madman, Mgm, Nazi, Nazi Occupation, Resistance, War Drama
Attributes
Narrative Location: Czech Republic
Subject: war drama, World War II
Subject: war drama, World War II
Alternate Titles
El verdugo
MX
El verdugo de Hitler
VE
Hitler's Hangman
, US
Hitler's Madman
CA, GB, US
Il pazzo di Hitler
IT
Nebunul lui Hitler
RO
O Capanga de Hitler
BR
O Carrasco de Hitler
PT
The Hangman
, US