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To Be or Not to Be

"THAT is the movie!"

PG 1983 · 1h 47m · Drama, Comedy, War
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A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.

Theatrical
Dec 16, 1983
Box Office
$13.0M
Budget
$9.0M
Return
1.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 5, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Alan Johnson
Writers
Melchior Lengyel, Ernst Lubitsch, Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham
Producers
Mel Brooks, Howard Jeffrey, Irene Walzer
Music
John Morris
Studio
Brooksfilms
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The Essence of Existence in Film
Tagline That is the movie!
Suspicion About Non-Drinking Leaders
Colonel Erhardt I've always suspected zumzing wrong vit a man who does not drink or shmoke...
[referring to Capt. Schultz]
Frederick You mean like our FUHRER?
Colonel Erhardt Yes... NO!
Struggling with Identity and Performance
Frederick Just don't keep me hanging much longer, I stink without a script!
Lupinsky He stinks with a script.
[under his breath]
Frederick Bronski I heard that!
Fashion in Occupied Warsaw
Anna What's that on your coat?
Sasha Oh, it's the newest fashion in occupied Warsaw. Jews wear yellow stars, homosexuals wear pink triangles.
Anna Sasha! How awful for you!
Sasha I hate it. It clashes with everything.
[quietly; smiles]
Anna Now listen, they're rounding up Jews. Are they rounding up...?
Sasha No, no, so far, so good. Now, don't wait up for me. I've got a hot date with another triangle.

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