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To Be or Not to Be

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1942-03-06 Comedy 1hr 39m

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

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To Be or Not to Be

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

Released

1942-03-06
Revenue

$1,500,000
Budget

$1,200,000
Runtime

1hr 39m
Genre

Comedy, War, Romance
Status

Released
Language

English, Français, Deutsch
8.1
Production

Romaine Film Corporation

Crew

Ernst Lubitsch

Director

Edwin Justus Mayer

Screenplay

Ernst Lubitsch

Producer

Keywords:

infidelity london, england airplane nazi love triangle espionage warsaw ghetto jewish ghetto polish resistance parachuting military officer world war ii dark comedy adolf hitler gay theme theater

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Cast

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

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Gen. Armstrong

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Major Cunningham

Rudolph Anders

Rudolph Anders

Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)

Paul Barrett

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Sven Hugo Borg

Sven Hugo Borg

German Soldier (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Buster Brodie

Buster Brodie

Townsman (uncredited)

Peter Caldwell

Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

Helmut Dantine

Helmut Dantine

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Leslie Denison

Captain (uncredited)

James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

James Gillette

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Second Reporter (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Shep Houghton

German Soldier (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin

Reporter (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Townswoman (uncredited)

John Kellogg

John Kellogg

Polish RAF Flyer (uncredited)

Adolf E. Licho

Prompter (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

John Meredith

English Wireless Operator (uncredited)

Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Polish Official (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi

Gene Rizzi

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

John Roy

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Hans Schumm

Special Investigations Squad (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Count Stefenelli

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Roland Varno

Roland Varno

Pilot (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes

Ernö Verebes

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Armand 'Curly' Wright

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Wolfgang Zilzer

Wolfgang Zilzer

Man in Bookstore (uncredited)

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