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To Be or Not to Be
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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

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Calificación de los usuarios: 7.9/10 (6,863 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Ernst Lubitsch
Writers:
Melchior Lengyel (story)
Edwin Justus Mayer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 marzo 1942 (USA) más
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War más
Plot:
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win más
Comentarios de los usuarios:
A gem of a picture! más

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Carole Lombard ... Maria Tura

Jack Benny ... Joseph Tura

Robert Stack ... Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Felix Bressart ... Greenberg
Lionel Atwill ... Rawitch
Stanley Ridges ... Professor 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
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Additional Details

También conocida como:
Ser o no ser (Spain) [es]
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Duración:
99 min
País:
USA
Idioma:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 más
Sonido:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Clasificación:
Canada:PG (video rating) | South Korea:12 (2003) | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7834) | West Germany:12
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When Jack Benny's father went to see this movie, he was outraged at the sight of his son in a Nazi uniform in the first scene and even stormed out of the theater. Jack convinced his father that it was satire, and he agreed to sit through all of it. más
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Tura is disguised as Colonel Erhardt in his meeting with Siletsky he is wearing the uniform of a Major General (actually an SS-Gruppenfuehrer). más
Quotes:
Maria Tura: No, no, no. I think we've talked much too much about me. Tell me about yourself.
Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski: Well, there isn't much to tell. I just fly a bomber.
Maria Tura: Oh, how perfectly thrilling!
Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski: I don't know about it being thrilling. But it's quite a bomber. You might not believe it, but I can drop three tons of dynamite in two minutes.
Maria Tura: Really?
Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski: Does that interest you?
Maria Tura: It certainly does.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hitler - ein Film aus Deutschland (1977) más
Soundtrack:
German National Anthem (Das Lied der Deutschen) más

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
A gem of a picture!, 6 March 2005
10/10
Author: david-1764 de United States

This comedy excels due to witty dialog and superior direction. Set against the backdrop of Hitler's invasion of Poland, due acknowledgment is made of the tragedy of that event. This was a wartime picture, after all. But the satire serves as a perfect antidote, and "To Be or Not To Be" is simultaneously funny and sharp. Right after I watched this movie, I wanted to watch it again--it was that entertaining. The stars and character actors were all superb. Having Jack Benny play the lead was an inspired casting choice. Felix Bressart and Tom Dugan as Greenberg and Bronski, sort of the Rosencranz and Gildenstern of this movie, are hilarious. If you have not yet seen this movie, rent or buy it and treat yourself to a real gem!

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