To Be or Not to Be
“The Picture Everyone Wants to See”
1942•NR•1h 39m•7.8•Released
ComedyWarRomance
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Writer
Edwin Justus Mayer
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
German, French, English
Studio
Romaine Film Corporation
Cast
Carole Lombard
Maria Tura
Jack Benny
Joseph Tura
Robert Stack
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Felix Bressart
Greenberg
Lionel Atwill
Rawitch
Stanley Ridges
Professor Alexander Siletsky
Sig Ruman
Col. Ehrhardt
Tom Dugan
Bronski
Charles Halton
Producer Dobosh
George Lynn
Actor-Adjutant
Henry Victor
Capt. Schultz
Maude Eburne
Anna
Halliwell Hobbes
Gen. Armstrong
Miles Mander
Major Cunningham
Rudolph Anders
Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)
Production
Company
Romaine Film Corporation
Producer
Ernst Lubitsch
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