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To Be or Not to Be

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.

Credits

To Be or Not to Be Cast

Name Character
Tim Matheson He was 35, now 76 years old as Lt. Andre Sobinski
Charles Durning He was 60, 89 years old when he died as Col. Erhardt
Anne Bancroft She was 52, 73 years old when she died as Anna Bronski
George Gaynes He was 66, 98 years old when he died as Ravitch
Christopher Lloyd He was 45, now 85 years old as Capt. Schultz
José Ferrer He was 71, 80 years old when he died as Prof. Siletski
George Wyner He was 38, now 78 years old as Ratkowski
Earl Boen He was 38, now 78 years old as Dr. Boyarski
Mel Brooks He was 57, now 97 years old as Dr. Frederick Bronski
Ronny Graham He was 64, 79 years old when he died as Sondheim
Jack Riley He was 47, 80 years old when he died as Dobish
Max Brooks He was 11, now 51 years old as Rifka's son
Lewis J. Stadlen He was 36, now 77 years old as Lupinsky
Zale Kessler He was 45, 76 years old when he died as Bieler
Henry Brandon He was 71, 78 years old when he died as Officer
Scamp as Mutki
James 'Gypsy' Haake as Sasha

To Be or Not to Be Crew

Name Department
Melchior Lengyel as Story. He was 103 (94) years old when He died Writing
Terence Marsh as Production Design. He was 52 (86) years old when He died Art
Terry Liebling as Casting. Production
Thomas Meehan as Screenplay. He was 54 (88) years old when He died Writing
Alan Balsam as Editor. He was 33 (42) years old when He died Editing
Ernst Lubitsch as Story. He was 91 (55) years old when He died Writing
Alan Johnson as Director. He was 33 (now 73) years old Directing
Mel Brooks as Producer. He was 57 (now 97) years old Production
Ronny Graham as Screenplay. He was 64 (79) years old when He died Writing
Irene Walzer as Producer. Production
Howard Jeffrey as Executive Producer. Production
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To Be or Not to Be (40 years)

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  • Release day: Friday, December 16, 1983
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Budget: 9000000.00
  • Revenue: 13030214.00