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To Be or Not to Be (1983) [PG]

Release Date:
December 16, 1983

Original Title:
To Be or Not to Be

Alternate Titles:
Det våras för Hamlet
Essere o non essere
Mel Brooks' To Be or Not to Be
사느냐 죽느냐

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Brooksfilms

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: ATP  AU: PG  BR: L  DE: 12  ES: 7  FR: TP  GB: U  JP: G  NL: AL  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: PG 

Runtime: 107

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A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. 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.

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Casting:
Terry Liebling

Costume Design:
Albert Wolsky

Director:
Alan Johnson

Director of Photography:
Gerald Hirschfeld

Editor:
Alan Balsam

Executive Producer:
Howard Jeffrey

Original Music Composer:
John Morris

Producer:
Irene Walzer
Mel Brooks

Production Design:
Terence Marsh

Screenplay:
Thomas Edward Meehan
Ronny Graham

Story:
Melchior Lengyel
Ernst Lubitsch

Stunt Coordinator:
Dick Ziker

Stunts:
Buddy Joe Hooker

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