To Be or Not to Be

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 16, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Polish, English

Countries

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox,Brooksfilms

Cast

Charles Durning,Scamp,George Caldwell,Wolf Muser,Zale Kessler,Leeyan Granger,Marley Sims,Max Brooks,Antoinette Yuskis,Ron Kuhlmanand 61 more

Director

Alan Johnson

Writer

Thomas Meehan,Ernst Lubitsch,Ronny Graham,Melchior Lengyel

Producer

Howard Jeffrey,Mel Brooks

Cinematography

Gerald Hirschfeld

Music

John Morris

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$13,030,214

IMDb

tt0086450