To Be or Not to Be
“THAT is the movie!”
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.
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Cast
71 people
Mel Brooks
Dr. Frederick Bronski
Known for
Spaceballs
Robots
Anne Bancroft
Anna Bronski
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
Tim Matheson
Lt. Andre Sobinski
Known for
Virgin River
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Charles Durning
Col. Erhardt
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sting
José Ferrer
Prof. Siletski
Known for
Dune
Lawrence of Arabia
George Gaynes
Ravitch
Known for
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Punky Brewster
Christopher Lloyd
Capt. Schultz
Known for
Back to the Future
Wednesday
George Wyner
Ratkowski
Known for
Spaceballs
The Devil's Advocate
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lupinsky
Known for
The Verdict
In & Out
Jack Riley
Dobish
Known for
Rugrats
The Bob Newhart Show
James "Gypsy" Haake
Sasha
Known for
The Morning After
Ronny Graham
Sondheim
Known for
Spaceballs
Alan Johnson Director · Thomas Meehan Screenplay Ronny Graham Screenplay
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $9M · United States release December 16, 1983
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,030,214
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Brooksfilms
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Polish
Release dates
United States · December 16, 1983
Theatrical
Argentina
March 8, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
April 12, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 7, 1984 · Theatrical
Colombia
May 24, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 24, 1984 · Theatrical
France
February 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
March 9, 1984 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
May 9, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 21, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
February 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 24, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 24, 1984 · Theatrical · Originally PG; downgraded 2004
Uruguay
April 12, 1984 · Theatrical
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