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To Be or Not to Be (1983)
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1 February 1984 (France)
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A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 nominations
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(5 articles)
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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #12
(From Rope Of Silicon. 11 October 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
(From Cinematical. 27 October 2009, 4:48 PM, PDT)
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #12
(From Rope Of Silicon. 11 October 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
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Delightful slapstick at its best
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mel Brooks | ... | Dr. Frederick Bronski |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Anna Bronski |
 | Tim Matheson | ... | Lt. Andre Sobinski |
 | Charles Durning | ... | Col. Erhardt |
 | Christopher Lloyd | ... | Capt. Schultz |
| José Ferrer | ... | Prof. Siletski |
| Ronny Graham | ... | Sondheim |
| Estelle Reiner | ... | Gruba |
| Zale Kessler | ... | Bieler |
| Jack Riley | ... | Dobish |
| Lewis J. Stadlen | ... | Lupinsky |
| George Gaynes | ... | Ravitch |
 | George Wyner | ... | Ratkowski |
| James 'Gypsy' Haake | ... | Sasha (as James Haake) |
| Earl Boen | ... | Dr. Boyarski |
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:PG |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Brazil:Livre |
Finland:S |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
UK:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
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Mel Brooks has said this is his favorite of his Brooksfilms movies.
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Factual errors: Kinski displays a pink triangle on his lapels when going out, explaining this to be mandatory for gay men. Even though Jews were forced to wear the infamous yellow badge in public in occupied Poland after November 1939, gays were not subject to this practice of public discrimination. Pink badges were used exclusively inside concentration camps.
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Anna Bronski:
[as the Nazis are searching for Sasha] First you invade Poland, then you invade Warsaw, then you invade my dressing room... you people are compulsive invaders!
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Referenced in Rhinestone (1984)
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Sweet Georgia Brown
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I was so pleased to come across this movie on tv, and found it delightful every step of the way even though it does go "over the top" in its script. I could almost sense Sid Caesar's presence in the group but he was not a part of it here, which I regret.
Although the subject matter is serious enough, as it deals with the Nazi military and their activities, there is so much humor to be found in the foibles of citizens and soldiers alike that we are swept up in the steady action.
Mel Brook and Anne Bancroft carry the plot along splendidly. I don't think Jose Ferrer had been in many comedies so it was a pleasure to see him take part in this type of film.
Good entertainment and full of action.