To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 7.8
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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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-03-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (835 votes)
- Budget
- $1,200,000
Themes
- infidelity
- london, england
- airplane
- nazi
- love triangle
- espionage
- warsaw ghetto
- jewish ghetto
- polish resistance
- parachuting
- military officer
- world war ii
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1943 · nominated
Cast & crew
Carole Lombard
as Maria Tura
Jack Benny
as Joseph Tura
Robert Stack
as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Felix Bressart
as Greenberg
Lionel Atwill
as Rawitch
Stanley Ridges
as Professor Alexander Siletsky
Sig Ruman
as Col. Ehrhardt
Tom Dugan
as Bronski
Charles Halton
as Producer Dobosh
George Lynn
as Actor-Adjutant
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch