Hangman Victims

I think that it goes without saying that at first glance the Czech's as a people are the true victims. Since they are under the rule of the Third Reich, they really have no choice but to e victims since many of their freedoms have been taken away. When you look into this movie a little bit more I think the second choice in terms of who was victimized was the Novotny family. You feel very sorry for them when Nasha is taken into questioning all because she helped Dr. Svoboda. This family is truly in a bind, because if they betray Dr. Svoboda the family will be possibly killed by the Nazi's or worse by the Czech people. If they don't tell then Mr. Novotny awaits his death as a Nazi prisoner along with hundreds of other men. Nasha always seems so stressed because her options are so limited. Should she let her father die or condemn her whole family to save him? I would also say that there is one more victim within this movie. I don't really want to call him a victim because I think he deserved what he got, but still found myself feeling a little sorry for him at the end of the film. The character I am talking about is Emil Czaka. Czaka is clearly in the wrong for being Czech born and a slimy spy for the Nazi's at the same time, he is clearly betraying his country. The way that Czaka is set-up though, it's hard not to consider him a victim. There is so much comedy in this whole proceeding, because every-time Czaka thinks he is out of trouble another twist is thrown in that makes it evident to the Nazi's that he is the assassin.