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To Be or Not to Be

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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 agent, a Polish RAF officer is deployed to... 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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Sep 5, 2006

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DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Stereo - English
  • Mono - Spanish, French
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

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  • Interviews - Cast, Including Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning - Stars

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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A very well-executed farce, and Brooks' most underrated movie.

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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Superfluous remake of the Lubitsch classic is OK on its own merits, but no more.

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05/20/04
Christopher Null
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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.

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Brooks and his comedic cohorts bring their brand of high-strung mockery to Alan Johnson's flavorable farce...relentlessly riotous!

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