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To Be or Not to Be
- Director: Alan Johnson
- Writer: Ronny Graham; Melchior Lengyel
- Producer: Mel Brooks; Howard Jeffrey
CGiii Comment
Don't dismiss this too readily...
It certainly had a few things to say and there's no better way in saying those things through comedy. Bitingly funny in places.
Worthy of a look.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Mel Brooks as Dr. Frederick Bronski;
Anne Bancroft as Anna Bronski;
Tim Matheson as Lt. Andre Sobinski;
Charles Durning as Col. Erhardt;
Christopher Lloyd as Capt. Schultz;
Jose Ferrer as Prof. Siletski;
Ronny Graham as Sondheim;
Estelle Reiner as Gruba;
Zale Kessler as Bieler;
Jack Riley as Dobish;
Lewis J. Stadlen as Lupinsky;
George Gaynes as Ravitch;
George Wyner as Ratkowski;
James 'Gypsy' Haake as Sasha;
Earl Boen as Dr. Boyarski