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To Be or Not to Be (1983)
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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... See full summary » Director:Alan Johnson |
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Ronny Graham | ... |
Sondheim
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Estelle Reiner | ... |
Gruba
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Zale Kessler | ... |
Bieler
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Lewis J. Stadlen | ... |
Lupinsky
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George Gaynes | ... | |
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Ratkowski
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James 'Gypsy' Haake | ... |
Sasha
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Scamp | ... |
Mutki
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| José Ferrer | ... |
Prof. Siletski
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| Charles Durning | ... | ||
| Tim Matheson | ... | ||
| Mel Brooks | ... | ||
| Anne Bancroft | ... | ||
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Storyline
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. 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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(France) See more »Also Known As:
Mel Brooks' To Be or Not to Be See more »Filming Locations:
Mayfield Senior School - 500 Bellefontaine Street, Pasadena, California, USABox Office
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$13,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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would for a stage play, while their names are on the screen. See more »
Written by Ben Bernie (uncredited), Maceo Pinkard (uncredited) and Kenneth Casey (uncredited)
Polish translation by Tad Danielewski
Performed by Mel Brooks (uncredited) and Anne Bancroft (uncredited) See more »
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Trivia
A made-for-television show An Audience with Mel Brooks starring Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft was released as a promotional tie-in with this film. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: Anne Bancroft's character's name is Anna Bronski. However, it should be Anna Bronska because it is an adjectival surname and all adjectives in Polish have masculine and feminine forms. The endings -i and -y are masculine, the feminine equivalents of adjectival surnames end in -a. See more »Crazy Credits
At the end of the movie, each cast member comes and takes a bow, as theywould for a stage play, while their names are on the screen. See more »
Soundtracks
"Sweet Georgia Brown"Written by Ben Bernie (uncredited), Maceo Pinkard (uncredited) and Kenneth Casey (uncredited)
Polish translation by Tad Danielewski
Performed by Mel Brooks (uncredited) and Anne Bancroft (uncredited) See more »
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