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Quick Facts

DirectorErnst Lubitsch

Runtime1h 39m · NR

GenresComedy · Romance · War

Release1942-03-06

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Film

To Be or Not to Be

Name: To Be or Not to Be
Released: 1942-03-06

1942· NR· 1h 39m· Comedy· Romance· War

“The Picture Everyone Wants to See”

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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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorErnst Lubitsch

ScreenplayEdwin Justus Mayer

ProducerErnst Lubitsch

Director of PhotographyRudolph Maté

Original Music ComposerWerner R. Heymann

EditorDorothy Spencer

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 20 crew)

Details

Released1942-03-06

Runtime1h 39m · NR

StatusReleased

StudiosRomaine Film Corporation

Budget$1M

Box office$2M

LanguagesEnglish · German · French

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating7.8/10 · 839 votes

Original languageen

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