To Be or Not to Be

1983
PG
1h 47m

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6.9/10

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Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft in To Be or Not to Be (1983)

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Parody Satire Comedy Drama War

At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

12K

YOUR RATING

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total

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To Be or Not to Be

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Trivia
Mel Brooks has said this is his favorite of his Brooksfilms movies.

Goofs
In the Naughty Nazis song, "A Little Piece...", they mention Pakistan as one of the countries. Pakistan was not created until 1947.

Quotes
Frederick Bronski: Let's face it, sweetheart: without jews, fags and gypsies there is no theatre.

Crazy credits
The opening and closing credits show a picture of Bancroft and Brooks drawn side by side in overlapping profile, this is clearly an homage to the similar drawing of Benny and Lombard in the opening and closing credits of the 1942 version.

Connections
Featured in An Audience with Mel Brooks (1983)

Soundtracks
Ladies
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks and Ronny Graham
Performed by Mel Brooks (uncredited)

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Featured review

very funny

I loved the Benny/Lombard version but Brookes and Bancroft are so personable you cannot help but love this. Durning was so funny and Christopher Lloyd was great....

I liked it.