To Be or Not to Be
The Picture Everyone Wants to See
7.8
858 votes
1942
1h 39m
Comedy
War
Romance
Overview
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Top cast
Carole Lombard
Maria Tura
Jack Benny
Joseph Tura
Robert Stack
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Felix Bressart
Greenberg
Lionel Atwill
Rawitch
Stanley Ridges
Professor Alexander 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
Rudolph Anders
Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)P
Paul Barrett
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
German Soldier (uncredited)D
Danny Borzage
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
Townsman (uncredited)P
Peter Caldwell
Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
March 6, 1942
Budget
$1.2M
Revenue
$1.5M
Language
English, German, French
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