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To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- PG
- 12/16/1983 (US)
- Comedy
- 1h 47m
THAT is the movie!
Overview
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.
Ronny Graham
ScreenplayAlan Johnson
DirectorMelchior Lengyel
StoryErnst Lubitsch
StoryThomas Meehan
ScreenplayCast
![Mel Brooks's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/c21qNcMJlHnRolfhQhZOVacjtwI.jpg)
Mel Brooks
Dr. Frederick Bronski![Anne Bancroft's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ydabiabIsMBe2HsNmx43gBpqzxx.jpg)
Anne Bancroft
Anna Bronski![Tim Matheson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/trZ4QaDidCOPNy7HK9cYnmKHkg9.jpg)
Tim Matheson
Lt. Andre Sobinski![Charles Durning's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bozKytaYVKoIbptxkMFWepK09U5.jpg)
Charles Durning
Col. Erhardt![José Ferrer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mMOxqZz7Te7SHTd7AGqpjyyykb7.jpg)
José Ferrer
Prof. Siletski![George Gaynes's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6NrhrTrjwpR55wffPDdCz7lNNHA.jpg)
George Gaynes
Ravitch![Christopher Lloyd's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nxVjpyb3UrfbPZnEyDNlQVlFAs5.jpg)
Christopher Lloyd
Capt. Schultz![George Wyner's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pWd7EqBz83MWu6FfLG0Eco7yY5d.jpg)