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Man Hunt (1941)

105 min · Crime, Secret Agent, Thriller, crime film, political thriller film, war film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend14k1.5kExpand

12-month trend

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14k02025-09: 1,524 views2025-10: 1,502 views2025-11: 6,300 views2025-12: 3,039 views2026-01: 2,283 views2026-02: 1,701 views2026-03: 1,745 views2026-04: 1,719 views2026-05: 1,894 views2026-06: 2,165 views2026-07: 1,959 views2026-08: 14,320 views
Sep1.5kOct1.5kNov6.3kDec3.0kJan2.3kFeb1.7kMar1.7kApr1.7kMay1.9kJun2.2kJul2.0kAug14k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Fritz Lang

Cast

Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine, Roger Imhof, Holmes Herbert, Frederick Worlock, Heather Thatcher, Roddy McDowall, Ludwig Stössel, Keith Hitchcock, Carl Ekberg, Herbert Evans, Egon Brecher, Frederick Vogeding

The story

On July 29, 1939, renowned British big-game hunter Captain Alan Thorndike slips through the forest undetected near the Berghof, Adolf Hitler's Bavarian retreat. With Hitler in his telescopic sight, he pulls the trigger on his unloaded rifle and gives a sardonic wave. He reflects a moment, then loads a live round, but is discovered at the last second by a guard, and the rifle goes off in their struggle.

Catalogue themes and tags

Adolf Hitler, Attempted Murder, Bavaria, British, Chance, England, Female Spy, Firearm, Flucht, Germany, Hunting Human Beings, Imprisonment, Nazi Zeit, Nazis, Opportunity, World War 2, Thriller, Film adaptation, Black-and-white, War film, Drama, Political thriller

Genres

Crime, Secret Agent, Thriller, crime film, political thriller film, war film

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