To Be Or Not To Be (1942)

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Written by Melchior Lengyel, Edwin Justus Mayer

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1942

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

Black comedy and anti-Nazi satire set in Warsaw in 1939, following the hilarious activities of a Polish theatre troupe, its narcissistic leading actor, his wife and her young admirer, as they attempt to resist the Nazi regime. Criticised for bad taste on its wartime release, the film is now regarded as a classic, and features Jack Benny's most effective film performance.

Cast

Carole LombardMaria Tura
Jack BennyJoseph Tura
Robert StackLt. Stanislav Sobinski
Felix BressartGreenberg
Lionel AtwillRawitch
Stanley RidgesProf. Alexander Siletsky
Sig RumanCol. Ehrhardt
Tom DuganBronski
Charles HaltonTheatrical Producer
George LynnActor Playing Hitler's Adjutant
Henry VictorCapt. Schultz
Maude EburneMaria's maid
Halliwell HobbesGeneral Armstrong
Miles ManderMaj. Cunningham

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