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1983·Comedy·1h 47m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Alan Johnson
nazi
world war ii
parody
remake
polish stereotype
gay theme
dramatic
suspenseful
enthusiastic
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Cast

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Dr. Frederick Bronski
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Anna Bronski
Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson
Lt. Andre Sobinski
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Col. Erhardt
José Ferrer
José Ferrer
Prof. Siletski
George Gaynes
George Gaynes
Ravitch
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd
Capt. Schultz
George Wyner
George Wyner
Ratkowski
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lupinsky
Jack Riley
Jack Riley
Dobish
James "Gypsy" Haake
James "Gypsy" Haake
Sasha
Ronny Graham
Ronny Graham
Sondheim

Crew

Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan
Screenplay
Ronny Graham
Ronny Graham
Screenplay
John Morris
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Producer
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Story
Albert Wolsky
Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Buddy Joe Hooker
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Drew Struzan
Drew Struzan
Art Designer

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33 reviews
Benny Alpert-Sheldon
Benny Alpert-Sheldon
5.0★ · 07/30/25
To Be or Not to Be
Some funny parts but overall mid
Some funny parts but overall mid
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brunettegsundae
brunettegsundae
10.0★ · 03/11/25
To Be or Not to Be
This is my type of humor, I swear I laughed a lot watching this.
Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks are so cute together! We can see that they had a lot of fun filming this. Now I dream of acting with my husband someday, so we can have as much fun as they did.
This is my type of humor, I swear I laughed a lot watching this.
Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks are so cute together! We can see that they had a lot of fun filming this. Now I dream of acting with my husband someday, so we can have as much fun as they did.
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Brendan
Brendan
To Be or Not to Be
Honestly on par with the original, some stuff was funnier, some stuff not as much but pretty clearly a passion project for Brooks
Honestly on par with the original, some stuff was funnier, some stuff not as much but pretty clearly a passion project for Brooks
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Grace
Grace
6.0★ · 12/04/23
To Be or Not to Be
Watched the wrong one lol
Watched the wrong one lol
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Elliot Taylor
Elliot Taylor
6.0★ · 10/01/23
To Be or Not to Be
Not all of it works, but once the Nazis get a bigger presence in the movie it’s really a great little comedy that handles the strictness of Nazi German tule pretty well. I gotta see the original though because Mel Brooks was not great as the lead I gotta say
Not all of it works, but once the Nazis get a bigger presence in the movie it’s really a great little comedy that handles the strictness of Nazi German tule pretty well. I gotta see the original though because Mel Brooks was not great as the lead I gotta say
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