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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 | ... | |
| George Wyner | ... |
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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Frederick Bronski: More! What are they, Jews or rabbits?
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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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Mel Brooks tells a character named Sondheim to "Send in the clowns!" Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim wrote the song "Send in the Clowns" for his musical "A Little Night Music." See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Kinski displays a pink triangle on his lapels when going out, explaining this to be mandatory for gay men. Even though Jews were forced to wear the infamous yellow badge in public in occupied Poland after November 1939, gays were not subject to this practice of public discrimination. Pink badges were used exclusively inside concentration camps. See more »Quotes
[Anne has revealed another group of refugees to Frederick]Frederick Bronski: More! What are they, Jews or rabbits?
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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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