

To Be or Not to Be
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$9.0M
$9,000,000
Revenue
$13.0M
$13,030,214
Languages
Polish
+1 more
Studio
Brooksfilms
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Key Crew

Ronny Graham
Screenplay

Ernst Lubitsch
Story

Thomas Meehan
Screenplay

Mel Brooks
Producer
Cast

Mel Brooks
Dr. Frederick Bronski

Anne Bancroft
Anna Bronski

Tim Matheson
Lt. Andre Sobinski

Charles Durning
Col. Erhardt

José Ferrer
Prof. Siletski

George Gaynes
Ravitch

Christopher Lloyd
Capt. Schultz

George Wyner
Ratkowski

Lewis J. Stadlen
Lupinsky

Jack Riley
Dobish

James "Gypsy" Haake
Sasha

Ronny Graham
Sondheim

Estelle Reiner
Gruba
Zale Kessler
Bieler
Scamp
Mutki

Earl Boen
Dr. Boyarski

Ivor Barry
General Hobbs
William Glover
Major Cunningham
John H. Francis
British Intelligence Aide
Raymond Skipp
R.A.F. Flight Sergeant