To Be or Not to Be

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Ernst Lubitsch
Writer Melchior Lengyel (Story), Edwin Justus Mayer (Screenplay)
Release Date March 6, 1942
Runtime 99 min (1h 39m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $1,200,000
Box Office $1,500,000
Studios Romaine Film Corporation

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
• Written by Melchior Lengyel , Edwin Justus Mayer

"The Picture Everyone Wants to See"

⭐ 3.9 / 5 (883 votes) ⏱️ 99 min 🎬 Comedy, War, Romance

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Synopsis

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Director
 Story Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Story
 Screenplay Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer
Screenplay
 Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
Maria Tura
 Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Joseph Tura
 Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
 Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart
Greenberg
 Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Rawitch
 Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges
Professor Alexander Siletsky
 Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Col. Ehrhardt
 Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Bronski
 Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Producer Dobosh
 George Lynn
George Lynn
Actor-Adjutant
 Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Capt. Schultz
 Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
Anna