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To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Also known as:
Soy o No Soy
Directed by
Alan Johnson
Plot description:
Mel Brooks and his real-life wife Anne Bancroft play Frederick and Anna Bronski, musical comedy stars in 1939 Poland. The highlight of the Bronskis' act is Frederick's imitation of Adolf Hitler, but he is forced to eliminate this turn for fear of offending the Nazis. Meanwhile, Anna enters into a harmless flirtation with Polish bomber pilot Andre Sobinski (Tim Matheson). The pilot's nightly signal to visit Anna in her dressing room is "To Be or Not to Be," spoken by Bronski during the Shakespearean portion of his act. When the Germans march into Warsaw, the Bronskis and the rest of their troupe are forced into hiding (notably the homosexual Lupinski, played by Lewis J. Stadlen, who is forced to endure the humiliation of wearing a pink star). Flying for the Polish resistance in England, Sobinski asks kindly Professor Seletzky (Jose Ferrer) to deliver his "To Be or Not to Be" message to Anna. When Seletzky doesn't seem to recognize the name of Anne Bronski, Warsaw's biggest star, Sobinski suspects that something is amiss. Sure enough, Seletzky is a Nazi spy, heading to Warsaw to help Col. "Concentration Camp" Ehrhardt (Oscar-nominated Charles Durning) destroy the underground movement. Parachuting into Poland, Sobinski enlists the aid of the Bronski troupe to foil the Nazis. What follows is an uproarious series of disguises and deceptions, capped by Bronski's impersonation of Der Fuhrer. [source: Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide]
Cast:
Mel Brooks | .... | Dr. Frederick Bronski | |
Anne Bancroft | .... | Anna Bronski | |
Tim Matheson | .... | Lt. Andre Sobinski | |
Charles Durning | .... | Col. Erhardt | |
Christopher Lloyd | .... | Capt. Schultz | |
José Ferrer | .... | Prof. Siletski | |
Ronny Graham | .... | Sondheim | |
Estelle Reiner | .... | Gruba | |
Zale Kessler | .... | Bieler | |
Jack Riley | .... | Dobish | |
Lewis J. Stadlen | .... | Lupinsky | |
George Gaynes | .... | Ravitch | |
George Wyner | .... | Ratkowski | |
James 'Gypsy' Haake | .... | Sasha (as James Haake) | |
Earl Boen | .... | Dr. Boyarski | |
Ivor Barry | .... | Gen. Hobbs | |
William Glover | .... | Maj. Cunningham | |
John Francis | .... | British intelligence agent | |
Raymond Skipp | .... | RAF flight sergeant | |
Marley Sims | .... | Rifka, Gruba's Niece | |
Larry Rosenberg | .... | Rifka's husband | |
Max Brooks | .... | Rifka's son | |
Henry Kaiser | .... | Gestapo officer | |
Milt Jamin | .... | Gestapo soldier | |
George Caldwell | .... | Gestapo guard | |
Wolf Muser | .... | Desk sergeant | |
Henry Brandon | .... | Nazi officer #1 | |
Lee E. Stevens | .... | Nazi officer #2 | |
Frank Lester | .... | Officer in command car | |
Roy Goldman | .... | Adolf Hitler | |
Robert Goldberg | .... | Hitler Adjutant | |
John McKinney | .... | Elite Guard officer | |
Eda Reiss Merin | .... | Frightened Jewish woman | |
Manny Kleinmuntz | .... | Frightened Jewish woman's husband | |
Phil Adams | .... | Airport sentry | |
Curt Lowens | .... | Airport officer | |
Robin Haynes | .... | Polish Flier | |
Ron Kuhlman | .... | Polish Flier | |
John Otrin | .... | Polish Flier | |
Blane Savage | .... | Polish Flier | |
Joey Sheck | .... | Polish Flier | |
Ron Diamond | .... | Pub Bartender | |
Gillian Eaton | .... | Pub Barmaid | |
Paddi Edwards | .... | Pub Waitress | |
Terence Marsh | .... | Startled British Officer | |
Winnie McCarthy | .... | Picadilly Usherette | |
Paul Ratliff | .... | Naval Officer | |
Scott Beach | .... | Narrator | |
Sandra Gray | .... | Lady | |
Clare Culhane | .... | Lady | |
Laurie Manning | .... | Lady | |
Leeyan Granger | .... | Lady | |
Stephanie Wingate | .... | Lady | |
Ian Bruce | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
John Frayer | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
Edward J. Heim | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
Spencer Henderson | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
George Jayne | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
Bill K. Richards | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
Neil J. Schwartz | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
Tucker Smith | .... | Klotskis Klowns | |
Ted Sprague | .... | Klotskis Klowns |