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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Hollywood's Happiest Star in the Picture You Must Not Miss!

Genre : Comedy, War

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Ernst Lubitsch
Writer : Edwin Justus Mayer

Synopsis

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

Actors

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
Paul Barrett
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
Sven Hugo Borg
German Soldier (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Danny Borzage
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
Buster Brodie
Townsman (uncredited)
Peter Caldwell
Peter Caldwell
Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Alec Craig
Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine
Helmut Dantine
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Jack Deery
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
Leslie Denison
Captain (uncredited)
James Finlayson
James Finlayson
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
James Gillette
James Gillette
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson
Second Reporter (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton
German Soldier (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
Reporter (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
Townswoman (uncredited)
John Kellogg
John Kellogg
Polish RAF Flyer (uncredited)
Adolf E. Licho
Adolf E. Licho
Prompter (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
John Meredith
John Meredith
English Wireless Operator (uncredited)
Maurice Murphy
Maurice Murphy
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Russ Powell
Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
Polish Official (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
Otto Reichow
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Gene Rizzi
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
John Roy
John Roy
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Hans Schumm
Special Investigations Squad (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Stephen Soldi
Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli
Count Stefenelli
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Roland Varno
Roland Varno
Pilot (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Ernö Verebes
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
Armand 'Curly' Wright
Armand 'Curly' Wright
Makeup Man (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer
Man in Bookstore (uncredited)

Crews

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Producer
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Producer
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Author
Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography
Werner R. Heymann
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
Irene
Irene
Costume Design
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda
Production Design
Julia Heron
Julia Heron
Interior Designer
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Walter Mayo
Walter Mayo
Production Manager
William McGarry
William McGarry
Assistant Director
William Tummel
William Tummel
Assistant Director
Frank Maher
Frank Maher
Sound
Lawrence W. Butler
Lawrence W. Butler
Special Effects
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Original Story
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer
Screenplay
Ryszard Ordyński
Ryszard Ordyński
Technical Supervisor
J. McMillan Johnson
J. McMillan Johnson
Assistant Art Director
Victor Sutker
Victor Sutker
Casting Director

Trailers and other movies

Joe Dante on TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Three Reasons: To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1942) - Trailer

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