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To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be
★ 7.8 /10
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · 99
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
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To Be or Not to Be

“The Picture Everyone Wants to See”
★ 7.8 /10 (834) • 1942 • 1h 39m
Comedy War Romance
Director Ernst Lubitsch
Screenplay Melchior Lengyel, Edwin Justus Mayer
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Release
Mar 6, 1942
Budget
$1M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$2M

Cast

Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
Maria Tura
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Joseph Tura
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart
Greenberg
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Rawitch
 Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges
Professor Alexander Siletsky
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Col. Ehrhardt
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Bronski
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Producer Dobosh
George Lynn
George Lynn
Actor-Adjutant
Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Capt. Schultz
Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
Anna
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
Gen. Armstrong
Miles Mander
Miles Mander
Major Cunningham
Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders
Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
Sven Hugo Borg
German Soldier (uncredited)

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Where to watch To Be or Not to Be? To Be or Not to Be is available for streaming on Filmin.
Who stars in To Be or Not to Be? The main cast of To Be or Not to Be includes Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill.
Who directed To Be or Not to Be? To Be or Not to Be (1942) is directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
How long is To Be or Not to Be? To Be or Not to Be has a runtime of 1h 39m. It was released in 1942.
What genre is To Be or Not to Be? To Be or Not to Be is a Comedy, War, Romance film. It has a rating of 7.8/10 with 834 votes.

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