The Producers
“Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!”
A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
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Cast
37 people
Zero Mostel
Max Bialystock
Known for
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Front
Lisa Kirk
Lady
Gene Wilder
Leo Bloom
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Dick Shawn
Lorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.)
Known for
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Kenneth Mars
Franz Liebkind
Known for
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Estelle Winwood
"Hold Me Touch Me"
Known for
Murder by Death
The Misfits
Christopher Hewett
Roger De Bris
Known for
Fantasy Island
The Million Pound Note
Andréas Voutsinas
Carmen Ghia
Known for
The Big Blue
The Twelve Chairs
Lee Meredith
Ulla
Known for
The Sunshine Boys
Renée Taylor
Eva Braun
Known for
The Nanny
The Do-Over
Michael Davis
Production Tenor
Known for
Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
John Zoller
Drama Critic
Mel Brooks Director · John Morris Composer Joseph F. Coffey Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $947K · United States release March 18, 1968
Box office
Budget
$947,000
Worldwide gross
$1,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Crossbow Productions
Production
Springtime Productions
Production
U-M Productions
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
Embassy Pictures
Distribution · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · November 22, 1967
Premiere · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States · March 18, 1968
Limited theatrical · New York
United States · December 3, 2002
Physical · DVD
United States
November 10, 1968 · Theatrical
September 2, 2003 · Physical · DVD
December 13, 2005 · Physical · DVD
April 23, 2010 · Premiere · TCM Classic Film Festival
July 2, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 13, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray+DVD
Australia
September 26, 2018 · Physical · 50th Anniversary DVD&Blu-ray
Brazil
October 22, 2004 · Physical
December 30, 2005 · Theatrical · re-release
Canada
September 2, 2003 · Physical · DVD
May 16, 2006 · Physical · DVD
July 2, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 13, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
February 29, 2016 · Digital · IQIYI
Denmark
April 2, 1971 · Theatrical
October 22, 2014 · Physical · DVD
October 13, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Finland
April 16, 1976 · Theatrical
October 13, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
France
September 29, 1971 · Theatrical
June 8, 2005 · Theatrical · re-release
September 11, 2006 · Physical
August 22, 2018 · Theatrical · re-release, restored version
March 6, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
March 19, 1976 · Theatrical
September 20, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
April 24, 2003 · Physical · DVD
June 18, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
July 26, 1973 · Theatrical
February 11, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
February 20, 1970 · Theatrical
Israel
September 18, 2003 · Theatrical · re-release
Italy
May 29, 1970 · Limited theatrical · Milano
January 2, 1971 · Theatrical
April 19, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
June 26, 2018 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato(4K restored version)
Japan
January 1, 2001 · Theatrical
May 31, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
Mexico
November 15, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
August 27, 1970 · Theatrical
Norway
October 13, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
January 20, 1978 · Theatrical · re-release
April 13, 1978 · Limited theatrical · Porto, re-release
Romania
March 15, 2024 · Digital · Mubi
South Korea
November 1, 1995 · Physical
Spain
November 8, 1976 · Theatrical · Calificación Pelicula: MAYORES DE CATORCE AÑOS O MENORES ACOMPAÑADOS
January 17, 1977 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
February 21, 1997 · Physical
August 4, 2009 · Physical
August 27, 2009 · Physical · DVD
February 21, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
Sweden
May 4, 1970 · Theatrical
November 13, 1986 · Physical · VHS
January 28, 2006 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
April 30, 2014 · Physical · DVD
November 25, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 9, 1969 · Theatrical
October 25, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 10, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Uruguay
November 26, 1971 · Theatrical
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