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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543167310
Feature: 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 ni
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: 2226731
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 05, 2006
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
Features:- 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 ni
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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.System Requirements:Running Time: 107 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 024543167310 Manufacturer No: 2226731
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No filmmaker seems to take such glee at poking fun of the Nazis as Mel Brooks. In To Be or Not to Be, a remake of a 1942 Jack Benny comedy, Brooks and an all-star ensemble cast have a splendid time working as a makeshift Polish underground in World War II, using as their cover their theatrical company. Brooks stars as Frederick Bronski, a legend-in-his-own-mind leading man, and Anne Bancroft, Brooks' real-life wife, is his glamorous--and amorous--spouse. It's a joy to see the two spar, snuggle, and softshoe together. Bancroft, in her early '50s, is so gorgeous and seductive it's perfectly believable that she's beguiling to men of all ages--from a hunky young flier played by Tim Matheson to a wizened Nazi collaborator played by Mel Ferrer. As one would expect in a Brooks film, there's lots of silliness, but the script is leavened with real drama and fleshed out by a superb cast, including Charles Durning as a semi-clueless Nazi official. There are witty blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments, too; early in the film, Bronski is barking orders to his theater staff, including one crew member who's named Sondheim, apparently solely so that later Bronski can bark, "Sondheim, send in the clowns!" Also not to miss is the production number "Naughty Nazis," in which Bronski, as a misunderstood Hitler, sings, "All I vant is peace... a little piece of Poland, a little piece of France...." No wonder he's "world famous in Poland"! Extras include a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette, and interviews with Brooks, Durning, and the lovely Bancroft, all the more bittersweet viewed after her 2005 death. --A.T. Hurley
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This is a movie which has quickly become one of my favorite Mel Brooks comedies. A remake of the 1942 classic starring Jack Benny & Carole Lombard, "To Be Or Not To Be" is a sparkling production starring Brooks & his late great wife, the wonderful Anne Bancroft, in the title roles of the Bronskis. Running a popular theatre troupe in 1939 Poland, their idyllic existence is shattered by the Nazi invasion. It's ultimately up to the troupe to outsmart the Nazis & flee Poland for sanctuary in England. ... Read More
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A wonderful comedy with Mel Brooks and his wife. A great remake of a Jack Benny film with Carol Lombard. A fantastic way to spend an hour or so.
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This is a funny movie. Set in Poland in WWII, it has some serious moments but it takes a humorus look at it what is happening around this troup of actors. This version is far better than the original version. Everyone compliments each other and it's fun to watch.
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE is classic Mel Brooks with a few jabs at political commentary as only Mel Brooks can do!
It's fun and magical with even a running Shakespearian joke and a musical duet that cracks a lod laugh when you realize what there singing about.
Hilter, Gays in the Military, Circus Acts, Theatre, Life in the 40's and many more genre's were directly satired.
This was the last performance with his wife Ann Bancroft as his leading lady and their chemistry ... Read More
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Another hysterical Mel Brooks movie that is not quite as slapstick as most of his other movies.
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