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The Producers

  • 1967
  • PG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
57K
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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.

  • Director
    • Mel Brooks
  • Writer
    • Mel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Zero Mostel
    • Gene Wilder
    • Dick Shawn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    57K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,149
    431
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writer
      • Mel Brooks
    • Stars
      • Zero Mostel
      • Gene Wilder
      • Dick Shawn
    • 292User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    The Producers Scene: That's A Toy?
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    The Producers Scene: You Found A Flop
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    The Producers Scene: Theater Explosion (Deleted Scene)
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    The Producers Scene: I'm In Pain And I'm Wet
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    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    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
    "The Producers" Mel Brooks directing 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" Kenneth Mars & Dir. Mel Brooks 1968 MGM
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    "The Producers" Kenneth Mars, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel 1968 MGM
    "The Producers" dancers performing for "Springtime for Hitler" 1968 MGM

    Top cast

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    Zero Mostel
    Zero Mostel
    • Max Bialystock
    Gene Wilder
    Gene Wilder
    • Leo Bloom
    Dick Shawn
    Dick Shawn
    • L.S.D. - Lorenzo St. DuBois
    Kenneth Mars
    Kenneth Mars
    • Franz Liebkind
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Hold Me Touch Me
    Christopher Hewett
    Christopher Hewett
    • Roger De Bris
    Andréas Voutsinas
    Andréas Voutsinas
    • Carmen Ghia
    • (as Andreas Voutsinas)
    Lee Meredith
    Lee Meredith
    • Ulla
    Renée Taylor
    Renée Taylor
    • Eva Braun
    • (as Renee Taylor)
    Michael Davis
    • Production Tenor
    John Zoller
    • Drama Critic
    Madelyn Cates
    • Concierge
    • (as Madlyn Cates)
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • The Bartender
    Arthur Rubin
    • Auditioning Hitler
    Zale Kessler
    • Jason Green
    Bernie Allen
    Bernie Allen
    • Auditioning Hitler
    Rusty Blitz
    • Auditioning Hitler
    Anthony Gardell
    • Auditioning Hitler
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writer
      • Mel Brooks
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mel Brooks cannot read music. "Springtime for Hitler" and "Prisoners of Love" (as were all the songs Brooks writes for his films) were hummed into a tape recorder and transcribed by an expert. When Brooks adapted the movie into a stage musical, he wrote the entire score by himself using the same method.
    • 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 reviews292

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    A Classic!
    This is a classic film with wonderful performances all around (although I didn't take to Dick Shawn's as much as the others). Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder were perfect casting as was Christopher Hewitt (later to be known as TV's "Mr. Belvedere"). What's even more impressive are the various elements of truth that are beneath the histerical if not obsurbed storyline. The current Broadway hit doesn't compete with this film. The performances are good on stage but not as wonderful as here. Due to long term business problems this film wasn't released for home video and cable until much later then it should have been. Outright broad comedy and silliness belong in our daily lives and this film offers them very well. EVERYONE should see this film!
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    • doned88
    • Aug 6, 2002

    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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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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