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The Producers (1968) -- Producers Max Bialystock (Mostel) and Leo Bloom (Wilder) make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
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Overview

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7.7/10   18,363 votes
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Writer:
Mel Brooks (written by)
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Release Date:
10 November 1968 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!
Plot:
Producers Max Bialystock (Mostel) and Leo Bloom (Wilder) make money by producing a sure-fire flop. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
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(28 articles)
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The Producers: 9/10 more (209 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Zero Mostel ... Max Bialystock (as Zero)

Gene Wilder ... Leo Bloom
Dick Shawn ... 'L.S.D.' - Lorenzo St. DuBois
Kenneth Mars ... Franz Liebkind
Lee Meredith ... Ulla

Christopher Hewett ... Roger De Bris
Andréas Voutsinas ... Carmen Ghia (as Andreas Voutsinas)
Estelle Winwood ... 'Hold Me Touch Me'
Renée Taylor ... Eva Braun (as Renee Taylor)
David Patch ... Goebbels
William Hickey ... The Drunk (as Bill Hickey)
Barney Martin ... Göring
Shimen Ruskin ... The Landlord
Frank Campanella ... The Bartender
Josip Elic ... Violinist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Springtime for Hitler (USA) (working title)
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88 min
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Color (Pathécolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In Dick Shawn's number "Love Power", his musical ensemble consists of a guitarist, keyboardist and sax player, however, the music we hear clearly has flute, bass guitar, drums and other instruments not represented, and no saxophone. more
Quotes:
Roger De Bris: Will the dancing Hitlers please wait in the wings? We are only seeing singing Hitlers. more
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Referenced in Spider-Man (2002) more
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Yankee Doodle Dandy more

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31 out of 37 people found the following review useful.
The Producers: 9/10, 9 July 2003
9/10
Author: movieguy1021 (Movieguy1021@comcast.net) from Anywhere, USA

When you see a movie once and think it's hilarious, that's a good sign. When you see a movie about a half-dozen times and think it's still hilarious, that's more than a good sign. That means that not only can you put up with seeing it multiple times, but you also find new things that you didn't see before. Plus, there are some scenes that are too hilarious not to laugh at! The chemistry between stars doesn't hurt, either. What movie am I talking about? Mel Brooks' The Producers, his most sustained and inspired piece of lunacy!

Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel have amazing chemistry as meek accountant Leo Bloom and scheming Broadway producer Max Bialystock. Max seduces little old ladies for checks, and when Leo comes into his office one day, he finds that a producer can make more money with a flop instead of a hit. They decide to do his ploy, and create the world's worst play, Springtime for Hitler (a gay romp with Adolf and Eva), and meet interesting characters, including author Franz Liebkind (Kenneth Mars), director Roger DeBris (Christopher Hewett), and their Hitler, Lorenzo St.DuBois, aka L.S.D. (Dick Shawn).

What makes this comedy such a gem is its mixture of types of comedy. There is slapstick, there's satire, there's bad taste, and everything but the kitchen sink! The scenes I have seen so many times, but what makes me love them is how they, mainly Wilder, play their roles. Wilder is somewhat crazy, and relies on his blanket to calm himself down. Not only does he have comic perfection, he's a darned good actor to boot! Mostel is great as the would-be sleazy loser-producer, with eye movements that put Silent Bob to shame and a great voice.

The songs in it are great, also. Two of them were written by Brooks himself, `Springtime for Hitler' (with which I have auditioned for a role in a musical with) and `Prisoners of Love'. They're both very funny (real Brooks-ian) (note to Merriam-Webster: include that word right next to `bling-bling'). It's not exactly a musical, but The Producers is in a class of its own. Long live The Producers!

My rating: 9/10

Rated PG for bad taste and homosexual themes.

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