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To Be or Not to Be
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Comedy - 1983
6.8
60%
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A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
16 Dec 1983
Country:
US
Languages:
Polish, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$13,030,214
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Johnson may not quite have Lubitsch's lightness of touch, but he puts an excellent cast through their paces with great verve, and the charm is as potent as ever.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
I can't remember another film that took so little care with the details of ambience: the cruddy sets and flat, underworked sound track drain any sense of life from the project.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Feb 2004
fresh:
Ssmashingly funny.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Brooks combines a backstage musical with a wartime romance and comes up with an eclectic comedy that races off into several directions, usually successfully.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
Bancroft's sustained delights are not matched by Brooks, who seems to be trying too hard.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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