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The Producers

  • 19671967
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Lee Meredith, Zero Mostel, and Dick Shawn in The Producers (1967)
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A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Mel Brooks
  • Writer
    • Mel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Zero Mostel
    • Gene Wilder
    • Dick Shawn
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mel Brooks
  • Writer
    • Mel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Zero Mostel
    • Gene Wilder
    • Dick Shawn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 284User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
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    Gene Wilder, Christopher Hewett, Zero Mostel, and Andréas Voutsinas in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    "The Producers" Kenneth Mars, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel 1968 MGM
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    Zero Mostel
    Zero Mostel
    • Max Bialystockas Max Bialystock
    • (as Zero)
    Gene Wilder
    Gene Wilder
    • Leo Bloomas Leo Bloom
    Dick Shawn
    Dick Shawn
    • L.S.D. - Lorenzo St. DuBoisas L.S.D. - Lorenzo St. DuBois
    Kenneth Mars
    Kenneth Mars
    • Franz Liebkindas Franz Liebkind
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Hold Me Touch Meas Hold Me Touch Me
    Christopher Hewett
    Christopher Hewett
    • Roger De Brisas Roger De Bris
    Andréas Voutsinas
    Andréas Voutsinas
    • Carmen Ghiaas Carmen Ghia
    • (as Andreas Voutsinas)
    Lee Meredith
    Lee Meredith
    • Ullaas Ulla
    Renée Taylor
    Renée Taylor
    • Eva Braunas Eva Braun
    • (as Renee Taylor)
    Michael Davis
    • Production Tenoras Production Tenor
    John Zoller
    • Drama Criticas Drama Critic
    Madelyn Cates
    • Conciergeas Concierge
    • (as Madlyn Cates)
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • The Bartenderas The Bartender
    Arthur Rubin
    • Auditioning Hitleras Auditioning Hitler
    Zale Kessler
    • Jason Greenas Jason Green
    Bernie Allen
    Bernie Allen
    • Auditioning Hitleras Auditioning Hitler
    Rusty Blitz
    • Auditioning Hitleras Auditioning Hitler
    Anthony Gardell
    • Auditioning Hitleras Auditioning Hitler
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writer
      • Mel Brooks
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Roger Ebert recounted how he was in an elevator with Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft in New York City after the film premiered. A woman got onto the elevator, recognized him and said, "I have to tell you, Mr. Brooks, that your movie is vulgar." Brooks replied, "Lady", he said, "it rose below vulgarity."
    • Goofs
      During the time in Liebkind's flat and leaving it Max and Leo are wearing Nazi bandages on the right arm. However the real swastika bandages were worn on the left arm. Since Franz Liebkind was a "true" Nazi, he should have known that.
    • Quotes

      Leo Bloom: I'm hysterical! I'm having hysterics. I'm hysterical. I can't stop when I get like this. I can't stop. I'm hysterical.

      [Max throws a glass of water on him]

      Leo Bloom: I'm wet! I'm wet! I'm hysterical, and I'm wet!

      [Max slaps him]

      Leo Bloom: I'm in pain! And I'm wet! And I'm still hysterical!

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits show each actor's full name and their picture, but it only says "Zero" for Zero Mostel.
    • Alternate versions
      Some prints eliminate the opening "Embassy Pictures" logo, as well as a few seconds of footage in the bar scene, including the drunk's dialogue "Let's have a toast...to toast! I love toast..." and the beginning of the song "By the Light of the Silvery Moon". Most prints just cut into the scene in the middle of the song verse.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Dick Cavett Show: Robert Altman/Mel Brooks/Peter Bogdanovich/Frank Capra (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Producers
      (uncredited)

      John Morris and M. Goode

    User reviews284

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Zany Mel Brooks comedy is over-the-top laugh riot...
    There are so many laughs in THE PRODUCERS (long before Mel Brooks lost his magic touch), that you'll be in tears by the time Brooks gets to his "Springtime for Hitler" routine. ZERO MOSTEL's early scenes with ESTELLE WINWOOD are hilarious enough, but he and GENE WILDER top themselves by the time you get to the frantic ending.

    LEE MEREDITH is the curvy Ulla who can shake a mean hip and DICK SHAWN is the hilariously daffy Lorenzo St. DuBois (LSD for short), and everyone in the cast has a fine time delivering over-the-top performances in the spirit in which this sort of satire requires.

    The story is simply that of a producer running short on cash who devises a scheme whereby if he produces the worst musical in the world, he can actually get his investment back and then some. He convinces his mild-mannered bookkeeper GENE WILDER to join him in the scheme and then the fun gets off to a great start.

    The climactic "Springtime for Hitler" is just one of the delirious highlights (if politically incorrect by today's standards), and is probably the reason so many of the comments here resent the film and everything it stands for. But there's no getting away from it--the script is downright brilliant and original--winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and numerous other writing awards including an award from The Writer's Guild of America.

    Summing up: Mel Brooks at his wittiest.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Mel Brooks' The Producers
    • Filming locations
      • Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Crossbow Productions
      • Springtime Productions
      • U-M Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $941,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $328,673
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,091
      • Jun 9, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $375,524
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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