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To Be or Not to Be

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Set during World War II, Bronski and his wife, both preoccupied with their egos on the theatrical stage, find themselves in the midst of Germany's invasion of Poland. A hilarious remake of Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 classic. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Charles Durning.
 

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The Perfect Mix

Date of Review:  Apr 21, 2000
Review: It would be difficult for anyone to pull off making a comedy about a subject as touchy as Nazism and World War Two. But in my opinion, Mel Brooks succeeded with To Be Or Not To Be. Mel Brooks combines the perfect mix of both comedy and drama in a...
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  4.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Great mix of both comedy and drama
Cons
Cheesy and melodramatic at times
 

A Great Remake!

Date of Review:  Aug 31, 2000
Review: The 1983 version of the movie To Be Or Not To Be, directed by Alan Johnson, was an excellent remake of the original version which premiered in 1942 starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny. This movie makes fun of Nazism, which is not easy to do well...
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It will make you laugh hysterically...
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To See or not To See...

Date of Review:  Sep 30, 1999
Review: Only Mel Brooks would try to do a Mel Brooks film about the Nazi invasion of Poland. Brooks manages to pull off the film, but he does it by NOT making a Mel Brooks comedy.
The typical Mel Brooks film has a huge amount of low-class jokes that no...
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Some laughs, a couple of great musical...
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Stale jokes , simple dramatic plot...
 
 
 

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Key Information

Directors Alan Johnson
Stars Mel Brooks
Actors Anne Bancroft
Genre Comedies
Subgenre WWII • Black Comedy • Farce
MPAA Rating PG (MPAA)
Available Formats VHS
UPC 086162133633
Release Date 1983
Running Time 1hr 47min

Languages

Original Language English

DVD Editions

  Format: DVD , 1hr 47min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (September 05, 2006)
UPC: 024543167310

VHS Editions

  Format: VHS , 1hr 48min
Release Company: Movies Unlimited

Professional Reviews

  (12/16/1983, p.C10, Vincent Canby): "...Smashingly funny....You leave the theater having a brand-new high..."

Quotes from the Movie

  "What he did to Shakespeare, we are doing to Poland"
- SS Colonel Ehrhardt
 

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