To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

The Picture Everyone Wants to See

1942•1h 39m•7.8/10

ComedyWarRomance

Ratings

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7.8/10(810)

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

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Production

Romaine Film Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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)

Paul Barrett

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Sven Hugo Borg

Sven Hugo Borg

German Soldier (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Buster Brodie

Buster Brodie

Townsman (uncredited)

Peter Caldwell

Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)

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