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To Be or Not to Be

At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.

Director

Alan Johnson

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 nominations total

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Sondheim

Gruba

Bieler

Dobish

Lupinsky

Lewis J. Stadlen

Ravitch

Ratkowski

Sasha

James 'Gypsy' Haake

Mutki

Capt. Schultz

Christopher Lloyd

Prof. Siletski

Col. Erhardt

Charles Durning

Lt. Andre Sobinski

Dr. Frederick Bronski

Anna Bronski

Dr. Boyarski

General Hobbs

Major Cunningham

British Intelligence Aide

John H. Francis

R.A.F. Flight Sergeant

Rifka

Rifka's Husband

Larry Rosenberg

Rifka's Son

Gestapo Officer

Gestapo Soldier

Gestapo Guard

George Caldwell

Desk Sergeant

Nazi Officer

2nd Nazi Officer

Officer in Command Car

Hitler

Hitler Adjutant

Robert Goldberg

Elite Guard Officer

Frightened Jewish Woman

Eda Reiss Merin

Frightened Jewish Woman's Husband

Manny Kleinmuntz

Airport Sentry

Airport Officer

Polish Flier

Polish Flier

Polish Flier

Polish Flier

Polish Flier

Pub Bartender

Pub Barmaid

Pub Waitress

Startled British Officer

Picadilly Usherette

Winnie McCarthy

Naval Officer

Narrator

Lady

Lady

Lady

Lady

Lady

Antoinette Yuskis

Lady

Stephanie Wingate

Klotski's Klown

Klotski's Klown

Klotski's Klown

Klotski's Klown

Spencer Henderson

Klotski's Klown

Klotski's Klown

Bill K. Richards

Klotski's Klown

Neil J. Schwartz

Klotski's Klown

Klotski's Klown

Theater Patron

Theater Patron

Theater Patron

Richard Halpern

Theatre Patron

Nazi soldier

Theater Goer

Audience Member

Theatre Audience Member

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Frederick Bronski Dobish Colonel Erhardt Anna Bronski Sasha Capt. Schultz Prof. Siletski Nazi Officer Anna Bronksi Ravitch Ratkowski Lupinsky Dr. Frederick Bronski

Sweet Georgie Brown! - To Be or Not to Be

Sweet Georgie Brown!

Bravo, Anna! Bravo, Anna! - To Be or Not to Be

Bravo, Anna! Bravo, Anna!

A little piece of Poland A little piece of France - To Be or Not to Be

A little piece of Poland A little piece of France

Sondheim Send in the clowns - To Be or Not to Be

Sondheim Send in the clowns

Ladies and gentlemen. There has been
a change in the program. - To Be or Not to Be

Ladies and gentlemen. There has been a change in the program...

Is not more ugly
to the thing that helps it... - To Be or Not to Be

Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it...

What happened He's good tonight - To Be or Not to Be

What happened He's good tonight

I'm sorry to hear that I love that picture of you on the farm - To Be or Not to Be

I'm sorry to hear that I love that picture of you on...

Oh the farm - To Be or Not to Be

Oh but that's enough talk about me Let's talk about you - To Be or Not to Be

Oh but that's enough talk about me Let's talk...

Are you all right I'm fine - To Be or Not to Be

Are you all right I'm fine

Enter Andre Sobinski Exit Sasha Kinski - To Be or Not to Be

Enter Andre Sobinski Exit Sasha Kinski

Warsaw is almost leveled
as the Luftwaffe relentlessly pounds... - To Be or Not to Be

Warsaw is almost leveled as the Luftwaffe relentlessly pound...

A stunned Poland unprepared
for the mighty German war machine... - To Be or Not to Be

A stunned Poland unprepared for the mighty German war machin...

Poland surrenders but the fiight
is carried on from England... - To Be or Not to Be

Poland surrenders but the fiight is carried on from England....

Good luck. - To Be or Not to Be

Three hundred years to build a city
and in three weeks they wreck it. - To Be or Not to Be

Three hundred years to build a city and in three weeks they ...

Excuse me You're sitting in Col Erhardt's chair - To Be or Not to Be

Excuse me You're sitting in Col Erhardt's chair

Fifteen years
we've lived in this house. - To Be or Not to Be

Fifteen years we've lived in this house.

Oh Mutki we're living in a rathole - To Be or Not to Be

Oh Mutki we're living in a rathole

Stay back.
Who is it? - To Be or Not to Be

Stay back. Who is it?

- Oh, "To be or not to be."
- I must see Anna. - To Be or Not to Be

- Oh, "To be or not to be." - I must see Anna.

What the hell's that pink thing - To Be or Not to Be

What the hell's that pink thing

They're rounding up Jews Are they No not yet So far so good - To Be or Not to Be

They're rounding up Jews Are they No not yet So far so...

Are you my precious little
sweet potato, and are you hungry? - To Be or Not to Be

Are you my precious little sweet potato, and are you hungry?

- May I help you, gentlemen?
- Anna Bronski? - To Be or Not to Be

- May I help you, gentlemen? - Anna Bronski?

- 206.
- Please. - To Be or Not to Be

- 206. - Please.

He's world famous in Poland - To Be or Not to Be

He's world famous in Poland

This lady is permitted to leave. - To Be or Not to Be

This lady is permitted to leave.

Let's face it sweetheart - To Be or Not to Be

Let's face it sweetheart

You feel good. - To Be or Not to Be

When this war's over I'm gonna get you everything you need - To Be or Not to Be

When this war's over I'm gonna get you everything...

Oh a piano - To Be or Not to Be

- Professor Siletski's room.
- 206. Who may I announce? - To Be or Not to Be

- Professor Siletski's room. - 206. Who may I announce?

- Why don't we call room service?
- This is German military headquarters. - To Be or Not to Be

- Why don't we call room service? - This is German mili...

Right this way, professor. - To Be or Not to Be

Right this way, professor.

Think fast I'm an actor I need lines I stink without a script - To Be or Not to Be

Think fast I'm an actor I need lines I stink without a...

Turn around No I wanna see it coming - To Be or Not to Be

Turn around No I wanna see it coming

Heil Hitler! I am Captain Schultz
of Colonel Erhardt's staff. - To Be or Not to Be

Heil Hitler! I am Captain Schultz of Colonel Erhardt's ...

They say it's going to be
a cold winter. - To Be or Not to Be

They say it's going to be a cold winter.

Professor Siletski, your key. - To Be or Not to Be

Professor Siletski, your key.

If I don't come back alive - To Be or Not to Be

If I don't come back alive

What do you mean you haven't got proof That's no excuse - To Be or Not to Be

What do you mean you haven't got proof That's no...

Cigar No - To Be or Not to Be

There's something wrong with a man who doesn't drink or smoke - To Be or Not to Be

There's something wrong with a man who doesn't...

What he did to Hamlet we are now doing to Poland - To Be or Not to Be

What he did to Hamlet we are now doing to Poland

I made it - To Be or Not to Be

You invade Poland Warsaw and now my dressing room - To Be or Not to Be

You invade Poland Warsaw and now my dressing room

Why am I being taken
to Gestapo headquarters? - To Be or Not to Be

Why am I being taken to Gestapo headquarters?

Mrs Bronski Ah Mrs Bronski Mrs Bronski - To Be or Not to Be

Mrs Bronski Ah Mrs Bronski Mrs Bronski

I'm sorry I never sup after I dine - To Be or Not to Be

I'm sorry I never sup after I dine

It's a bit of a shock I'm still a little upset - To Be or Not to Be

It's a bit of a shock I'm still a little upset

What Professor Siletski - To Be or Not to Be

What Professor Siletski

- Good luck.
- No! Don't say that, it's bad luck. - To Be or Not to Be

- Good luck. - No! Don't say that, it's bad luck.

- He should've cracked by now.
- Patience! - To Be or Not to Be

- He should've cracked by now. - Patience!

Give him time to think This is the intellectual approach - To Be or Not to Be

Give him time to think This is the intellectual approach

Remember I'm seeing the F hrer Who knows what we'll talk about - To Be or Not to Be

Remember I'm seeing the F hrer Who knows what...

We started with three What are they Jews or rabbits - To Be or Not to Be

We started with three What are they Jews or rabbits

- Sieg!
- Heil! - To Be or Not to Be

- Sieg! - Heil!

Hurry! Get them into
these clown costumes. - To Be or Not to Be

Hurry! Get them into these clown costumes.

Come Mein F hrer Heil Hitler - To Be or Not to Be

Come Mein F hrer Heil Hitler

Hitler Hitler - To Be or Not to Be

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

- Heil Hitler. - Herr General.

I'll check out the cockpit. - To Be or Not to Be

I'll check out the cockpit.

Hurry, hurry! - To Be or Not to Be

- Come on! - To Be or Not to Be

Are you all right? Will it fly? - To Be or Not to Be

Are you all right? Will it fly?

- What's wrong?
- We won't clear those telephone wires. - To Be or Not to Be

- What's wrong? - We won't clear those telephone w...

Don't get moody. - To Be or Not to Be

Don't get moody.

Stay here. Just in case this is German
occupied territory, I better go first. - To Be or Not to Be

Stay here. Just in case this is German occupied territory, I...

Excuse me! - To Be or Not to Be

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At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.

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Director: Alan Johnson

Writer: Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham, Edwin Justus Mayer

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama, war

Year: 1983

MetaScore: 61/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Dec 1983

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 nominations total

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