In Hangmen Also Die, I think it is quite obvious to note that the Czechs prove to be the true victims. Following the assassination of Heydrich, they are captured, but not because of anything they have personally done. I think it was a wise propaganda choice to Americanize the Czech and also make them very intellectual. Usually referring to Europe as a far away land- the choice to make the Czechs so similar to Americans was very effective. It illustrated that horrible things could happen to the 'wealthy and educated' and not just the poor, minimum wage worker. This proves to be a bigger threat to those sitting in the audience. If the audience could look at the film and see harm being done to poor, uneducated people, they can remove themselves & think..that could never happen to me. In order to justify the true terror of the Nazi regime, Hangmen Also Die target people who pose a striking resemblance to the middle and upper class American.