To Be or Not to Be
dir. Alan Johnson
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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.
Directed byAlan Johnson
StarringMel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, José Ferrer, George Gaynes
Written byThomas Meehan, Ernst Lubitsch, Ronny Graham
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
EditingAlan Balsam
MusicJohn Morris
To Be or Not to Be
1983 · PG · 1h 47m
Comedy, Drama, War
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.
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