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To Be or Not to Be (1983)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:9
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: An elegant comedic story of a Polish acting troupe, who help, in their small way, to resist the Nazi occupation. When it is discovered that a Polish hero, residing in Britain, is actually a German... An elegant comedic story of a Polish acting troupe, who help, in their small way, to resist the Nazi occupation. When it is discovered that a Polish hero, residing in Britain, is actually a German agent, a Polish RAF officer is deployed to stop him. Upon arriving in Poland, the RAF officer, together with the already forewarned actors, concoct a convoluted charade designed to collect the information from the spy, kill him, and pass on the false information to the Gestapo. [More]
Starring: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Tim Matheson
Starring: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Tim Matheson, José Ferrer, George Gaynes, Christopher Lloyd
Director: Alan Johnson
Director: Alan Johnson
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Reviews for To Be or Not to Be
This movie has its moments; but it is not as funny as the Jack Benny original; Brooks for all his wit, is no Ernst Lubitsch.
Brooks and his comedic cohorts bring their brand of high-strung mockery to Alan Johnson's flavorable farce...relentlessly riotous!
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