Title: To Be or Not to Be

Translation: To Be or Not to Be

Translation: To Be or Not to Be

Directed by: ( Alan Johnson )

Specialists: (Mel Brooks) (Anne Bancroft) (Tim Matheson Tim Matheson) (Charles Durning) (Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd) (Christopher Lloyd) (Christopher Lloyd) (Christopher Lloyd) (Tim Matheson) (Charles Durning) (Christopher Lloyd) (Christopher Durning) (Christopher Lloyd) (Anne Bancroft) (Tim Matheson) (Charles Durning) (Christopher Lloyd) (José Ferrer)

Released: December 16, 1983 in the U.S. and more territories

Verbiage: English

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IMDb rating 6.3/10 ( 2290 votes ) Details

Color: Color

Sound: Dolby

Length: 107

Genre: Drama, War Comedy

Rating: Canada: PG Australia: PG Iceland: L Finland: S Spain: 7 Sweden: 11 USA: PG West Germany: 12 UK: PG Argentina: Atp Singapore: PG

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During World War II in occupied Poland, a group of stage actors, led by Josef Tura and his wife Maria, wage a unique struggle against the Nazis. struggle - a spy brings a secret letter that could destroy the Polish Resistance organization, and so Josef and the group must do everything in their power to stop this from happening, never letting the letter fall into German hands ......

In 1936, the Nazi forces occupied the Rhineland without firing a single shot; in March 1938, Austria without firing a single shot; and in 1939, all of Czechoslovakia, still without firing a single shot. Europe was on the eve of World War II, but Poland's Bronski Theater forgot their situation and continued to sing and dance. While the actors feel threatened by the war, Bronski, the owner and star of the theater, cares only about his play and business. And Anna, the owner's wife and the brightest starlet in the whole city, is busy dating his lover, pilot Andrei.

But the good times don't last long, and shortly thereafter, the troupe receives a ban on their performances because of anti-Hitler content in their program. And the pilot, Andrei, flew to England to continue his battle against the Nazis, but because of the negligence of the military men, a list of names of their loved ones and friends fell into the hands of the spy, Prof. Salansky. The secret letter, which could destroy the Polish Resistance, is of great importance, and Andrzej is ordered to return home to deal with it. But because Anna's name is on the list, the theater is also involved.

So a group of stage actors, led by Bronski and his wife, Anna, take on the Nazis in an extraordinary struggle, and through their performances strongly support the resistance. Risking his life for his wife, Bronski, posing as Colonel Erhard, swindles the spy Professor Salansky into the Gestapo office (actually his theater) in an attempt to lure him into handing over the list of names of the Polish underground. The professor, at first confused, offers the list to "his German friends".

However, the unknowing professor talks about Bronski's "affair" with the pilot, and Bronski becomes jealous and reveals himself. The professor realizes the truth, but it's too late, and the cast executes the traitor. Although things are a bit flawed, the actors play their roles with great vigor. They even fooled the local Nazis by pretending to be Hitler, and in the end, all of them escaped from this hell on earth by airplane.

Highlights:

"The Great Escape" is adapted from the famous black comedy directed by German master director Liu Bieqian, and the opening scene is recognized as a screen classic. During the fall of Poland in World War II, a group of stage actors fought with the Nazis to prevent a spy from sending important information about Poland to Germany, protect the Warsaw underground resistance organization, and successfully escape from under the Nazis' noses. The plot is tight, the laughs are constant, and despite its age, it still looks like a fun, "Tiger's Mouth" production. The title comes from a famous line in Hamlet, which the lead actor could only dream of performing, and the movie expresses the director's indictment of World War II.

In 1936, Nazi forces occupied the Rhineland without firing a single shot; in March 1938, they occupied Austria without firing a single shot; and in 1939, they occupied all of Czechoslovakia, still without firing a single shot. Europe was on the eve of World War II, but Poland's Bronski Theater forgot their situation and continued to sing and dance. While the actors feel threatened by the war, Bronski, the owner and star of the theater, cares only about his play and business. And Anna, the owner's wife and the brightest starlet in the whole city, is busy dating his lover, pilot Andrei.

But the good times don't last long, and shortly thereafter, the troupe receives a ban on their performances because of anti-Hitler content in their program. And the pilot, Andrei, flew to England to continue his battle against the Nazis, but because of the negligence of the military men, a list of names of their loved ones and friends fell into the hands of the spy, Prof. Salansky. The secret letter, which could destroy the Polish Resistance, is of great importance, and Andrzej is ordered to return home to deal with it. But because Anna's name is on the list, the theater is also involved.

So a group of stage actors, led by Bronski and his wife, Anna, take on the Nazis in an extraordinary struggle, and through their performances strongly support the resistance. Risking his life for his wife, Bronski, posing as Colonel Erhard, swindles a spy, Professor Salansky, into the Gestapo office (actually his theater) in an attempt to lure him into handing over the list of names of the Polish underground. The professor, at first confused, offers the list to "his German friends".

However, the unknowing professor talks about Bronski's "affair" with the pilot, and Bronski becomes jealous and reveals himself. The professor realizes the truth, but it's too late, and the cast executes the traitor. Although things are a bit flawed, the actors play their roles with great vigor. They even fooled the local Nazis by pretending to be Hitler, and in the end, all of them escaped from this hell on earth by airplane.

Highlights:

"The Great Escape" is adapted from the famous black comedy directed by German master director Liu Bieqian, and the opening scene is recognized as a screen classic. During the fall of Poland in World War II, a group of stage actors fought with the Nazis to prevent a spy from sending important information about Poland to Germany, protect the Warsaw underground resistance organization, and successfully escape from under the Nazis' noses. The plot is tight, the laughs are constant, and despite its age, it still looks like a fun, "Tiger's Mouth" production. The title comes from a famous line in Hamlet, which the lead actor could only dream of performing, and the movie expresses the director's indictment of World War II.

Highlights of the review:

Andrzej is more sensitive and alerted when he realizes that Professor Saransky doesn't know Anna's name, and takes immediate action by flying back to Poland ahead of schedule, not realizing that the professor can't move much slower than he can, and also takes a plane back to Poland.

Captain Alcott's colorful eyes and stupid brain. He didn't even dare to reveal the fake mustache on the Professor's mouth when it was obvious that it was a fake mustache.

"Hi, Hitler! Hi myself."

"Survive, or perish?" It became a code word for lovers' dates. When things calm down, the code word works again, only instead of a captain, it's another officer.