To Be Or Not To Be

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Theatrical Release Date:

12/16/1983

DVD Release Date:

09/05/2006

Run Time:

108min.

Starring:

Mel Brooks , Anne Bancroft , Charles Durning , Tim Matheson , José Ferrer

Director(s):

Alan Johnson

Distributor(s):

Fox

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy,Drama,War

Plot: 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 ... Read More

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