Hangman

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Hangman may refer to:

• a person who carries out hangings; see executioner
• Hangman (game), involving guessing a word or phrase one letter at a time
• “The Hangman” (poem), a children’s poem written by Maurice Ogden
• The Hangman (play), a play written in New Zealand by Joseph Musaphia
• The Hangman (1964 film), an animated short directed by Les Goldman and Paul Julian, based on the Ogden poem
• The Hangman (1966 film), a Slovakian film directed by Paľo Bielik (original title Majster Kat)
• The Hangman (2005 film), an Indian feature film directed by Vishal Bandhari and starring Om Puri
• The Hangman (1959 film), an American western directed by Michael Curtiz
• Hangman (DC Comics), an enemy of Batman
• Hangman Records, a record label

See also:

• Pierrepoint (film), original title The Last Hangman, a biopic directed by Adrian Shergold
• The Hanged Man, a tarot card
• Hanging tree (disambiguation)
• Hang (disambiguation)