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To Be or Not to Be

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

Year

Genre

comedy, romance, war

Box Office

$3,270,000

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Maria Tura

Joseph Tura

Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski

Greenberg

Rawitch

Professor Siletsky

Colonel Ehrhardt

Bronski

Producer Jan Dobosz

Actor-Adjutant

Captain Schultz

Anna

General Armstrong

Halliwell Hobbes

Major Cunningham

Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs

Polish RAF Pilot

German Soldier

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

Townsman

Wilhelm Kunze

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache

Co-Pilot

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

Captain

Scottish Farmer with Mustache

James Finlayson

Polish RAF Pilot's Assistant

Polish RAF Pilot

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

Second Reporter

Leyland Hodgson

German Soldier

Polonius in Warsaw

Reporter

Townswoman

Polish RAF Flyer

Prompter

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

English Wireless Operator

Polish RAF Pilot

Warsaw Bystander

Warsaw Bystander

Polish Official

Co-Pilot

Polish RAF Pilot

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

Special Investigations Squad

Warsaw Bystander

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

Count Stefenelli

Pilot

Stage Manager

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet

Makeup Man

Armand 'Curly' Wright

Man in Bookstore

Wolfgang Zilzer

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Joseph Tura Colonel Ehrhardt Maria Tura Josef Tura Greenberg Rawitch Makeup Man Stage Manager Professor Alexander Siletsky Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski Anna Bronski Capt. Schultz Gen. Armstrong

Lominski Rozanski and Poznanski - To Be or Not to Be

Lominski Rozanski and Poznanski

Heil Hitler. - To Be or Not to Be

May I have your autograph, Mr. Bronski? - To Be or Not to Be

May I have your autograph, Mr. Bronski?

Three nights in a row - To Be or Not to Be

Three nights in a row

It's true Anna I don't know who it is But I'm positive who it might be - To Be or Not to Be

It's true Anna I don't know who it is But I'm...

Poor little thing He's just a mere boy - To Be or Not to Be

Poor little thing He's just a mere boy

But if you insist on seeing me come back to my dressing room - To Be or Not to Be

But if you insist on seeing me come back to my dressing room

To be or not to be - To Be or Not to Be

To be or not to be

That is the question - To Be or Not to Be

That is the question

"To be, or not to be: - To Be or Not to Be

"To be, or not to be:

But you are no stranger to me I've seen you in everything you've played - To Be or Not to Be

But you are no stranger to me I've seen you in...

No I think we've talked much too much about me - To Be or Not to Be

No I think we've talked much too much about me

I don't want to overstep myself but I'll take a chance - To Be or Not to Be

I don't want to overstep myself but I'll take a...

I hope you forgive me if I acted a little clumsy - To Be or Not to Be

I hope you forgive me if I acted a little clumsy

After all what a husband doesn't know won't hurt his wife - To Be or Not to Be

After all what a husband doesn't know won't hurt...

Someone walked out on me - To Be or Not to Be

Someone walked out on me

- What's going on?
- Hitler's speaking to the Reichstag. - To Be or Not to Be

- What's going on? - Hitler's speaking to the Reic...

I have so much to tell you When we're in the plane we can't talk - To Be or Not to Be

I have so much to tell you When we're in the plane we...

You're a great actor Nobody can play it but you - To Be or Not to Be

You're a great actor Nobody can play it but you

"Without any declaration of war... - To Be or Not to Be

"Without any declaration of war...

- Maria, have you heard?
- Yes, it's war. - To Be or Not to Be

- Maria, have you heard? - Yes, it's war.

Anyway, we don't have to worry
about the Nazi play anymore. - To Be or Not to Be

Anyway, we don't have to worry about the Nazi play anym...

Unhappy Poland. - To Be or Not to Be

Unhappy Poland.

If you prick us do we not bleed - To Be or Not to Be

If you prick us do we not bleed

So you are going to Warsaw - To Be or Not to Be

So you are going to Warsaw

My people are fortunately out of Poland - To Be or Not to Be

My people are fortunately out of Poland

Professor Siletsky was addressing us at the camp - To Be or Not to Be

Professor Siletsky was addressing us at the camp

- Good evening.
- Good evening. - To Be or Not to Be

- Good evening. - Good evening.

- How much is it?
- 20 zloty. - To Be or Not to Be

- How much is it? - 20 zloty.

- We'll take these stamps.
- How much? - To Be or Not to Be

- We'll take these stamps. - How much?

Yes, can I help you gentlemen? - To Be or Not to Be

Yes, can I help you gentlemen?

205, 206. - To Be or Not to Be

Good evening, Mrs. Tura. - To Be or Not to Be

Good evening, Mrs. Tura.

As a matter of fact I'm not responsible for your being brought here at all - To Be or Not to Be

As a matter of fact I'm not responsible for your being...

Mrs Tura you're an actress aren't you Yes - To Be or Not to Be

Mrs Tura you're an actress aren't you Yes

Here in Warsaw there are a lot of people - To Be or Not to Be

Here in Warsaw there are a lot of people

Naturally it's all very attractive and tempting - To Be or Not to Be

Naturally it's all very attractive and tempting

I wonder if you really know what Nazism stands for - To Be or Not to Be

I wonder if you really know what Nazism stands for

Why don't you stay here for dinner I can imagine nothing more charming - To Be or Not to Be

Why don't you stay here for dinner I can imagine...

This is a very difficult place to get in but it's much more difficult to get out - To Be or Not to Be

This is a very difficult place to get in but it's much...

You're worried I'm worried Not so loud you might endanger all of us - To Be or Not to Be

You're worried I'm worried Not so loud you might...

It's unbelievable - To Be or Not to Be

It's unbelievable

All right Siletsky wants me to have dinner with him - To Be or Not to Be

All right Siletsky wants me to have dinner with him

I'll decide with whom my wife has dinner and whom she'll kill - To Be or Not to Be

I'll decide with whom my wife has dinner and whom...

It took a bit longer than I thought I wonder if the effect was worth it - To Be or Not to Be

It took a bit longer than I thought I wonder if the effect...

Shall we drink to a blitzkrieg - To Be or Not to Be

Shall we drink to a blitzkrieg

You know, Professor,
I'm a little scared of you. - To Be or Not to Be

You know, Professor, I'm a little scared of you.

Here, write your name
and I'll tell you everything about you. - To Be or Not to Be

Here, write your name and I'll tell you everything abou...

Professor, if I'd known you made an "S"
like that, I wouldn't have come here. - To Be or Not to Be

Professor, if I'd known you made an "S" like ...

Heil Hitler. - To Be or Not to Be

I'm sorry, there's been
a change in Colonel Ehrhardt's plans. - To Be or Not to Be

I'm sorry, there's been a change in Colonel Ehrhar...

I won't be long. - To Be or Not to Be

I won't be long.

Just a moment. What's your name? - To Be or Not to Be

Just a moment. What's your name?

Yes, sir. - To Be or Not to Be

Tura you're playing for our lives I know - To Be or Not to Be

Tura you're playing for our lives I know

I can't tell you how delighted we are to have you - To Be or Not to Be

I can't tell you how delighted we are to have you

So they call me Concentration Camp Ehrhardt - To Be or Not to Be

So they call me Concentration Camp Ehrhardt

Put this gun in your pocket Take him to the hotel - To Be or Not to Be

Put this gun in your pocket Take him to the hotel

This flier gave me the message and I couldn't make head nor tail of it - To Be or Not to Be

This flier gave me the message and I couldn't make head...

There he is! - To Be or Not to Be

- Heil Hitler.
- Heil Hitler. - To Be or Not to Be

- Heil Hitler. - Heil Hitler.

- Good night, Professor Siletsky.
- Good night. - To Be or Not to Be

- Good night, Professor Siletsky. - Good night.

Here the whole Gestapo has been working for a long time day and night - To Be or Not to Be

Here the whole Gestapo has been working for a long time day...

Mrs Tura has nothing to hide from the Gestapo - To Be or Not to Be

Mrs Tura has nothing to hide from the Gestapo

But she has one tiny little secret - To Be or Not to Be

But she has one tiny little secret

You know I'm never any good unless I have my peace of mind - To Be or Not to Be

You know I'm never any good unless I have my peace of...

You're a great actor Nobody can play it but you - To Be or Not to Be

You're a great actor Nobody can play it but you

If I shouldn't come back I forgive what happened between you and Sobinski - To Be or Not to Be

If I shouldn't come back I forgive what happened...

Yes They named a brandy after Napoleon - To Be or Not to Be

Yes They named a brandy after Napoleon

I can promise you the F hrer will never hear it from my lips - To Be or Not to Be

I can promise you the F hrer will never hear it from my lips

Please Professor if you'd be so kind what about the underground movement - To Be or Not to Be

Please Professor if you'd be so kind what about the...

If you watch the shepherd you're bound to find the flock - To Be or Not to Be

If you watch the shepherd you're bound to find the...

Colonel all I can say is you can't have your cake and shoot it too - To Be or Not to Be

Colonel all I can say is you can't have your cake and...

I didn't like the way Capt Schultz shifted the responsibility back to you - To Be or Not to Be

I didn't like the way Capt Schultz shifted the...

Her husband is that great Polish actor Joseph Tura - To Be or Not to Be

Her husband is that great Polish actor Joseph Tura

Thank you very much I won't take up any more of your time Goodbye - To Be or Not to Be

Thank you very much I won't take up any more of your...

Colonel whatever you decide if you want me - To Be or Not to Be

Colonel whatever you decide if you want me

Mrs. Tura seems to be rather upset. - To Be or Not to Be

Mrs. Tura seems to be rather upset.

You will be a little late. - To Be or Not to Be

You will be a little late.

Will you please announce me
to Professor Siletsky? - To Be or Not to Be

Will you please announce me to Professor Siletsky?

- Dobosh, you know what happened?
- Yes. It's all right, Joseph just left. - To Be or Not to Be

- Dobosh, you know what happened? - Yes. It's all right...

Then we try a little physical culture - To Be or Not to Be

Then we try a little physical culture

- Heil Hitler. Colonel Ehrhardt?
- Yes, sir. - To Be or Not to Be

- Heil Hitler. Colonel Ehrhardt? - Yes, sir.

What do you have to say for yourself now - To Be or Not to Be

What do you have to say for yourself now

What do you have to say for yourself now? - To Be or Not to Be

What do you have to say for yourself now?

Schultz - To Be or Not to Be

Schultz! - To Be or Not to Be

I had a plane arranged but Mr Rawitch had a burning desire to act again - To Be or Not to Be

I had a plane arranged but Mr Rawitch had a burning desire...

The situation is very similar There'll be soldiers in the corridor - To Be or Not to Be

The situation is very similar There'll be soldiers in...

If we can manage that Greenberg suddenly pops up among the Nazis - To Be or Not to Be

If we can manage that Greenberg suddenly pops up among the...

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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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Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Writer: Melchior Lengyel, Edwin Justus Mayer, Ernst Lubitsch

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, romance, war

Year: 1942

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: $3,270,000

Released: 06 Mar 1942

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Also watch: Sahara, 49th Parallel, Sylvia Scarlett, The Honey Pot, I Want to Live!, Hellzapoppin', Nothing Sacred, Hollywood Boulevard, History Is Made at Night, Buck and the Preacher, Lewis Black: Black on Broadway