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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

NR ★ 7.8/10 99 min Comedy, War, Romance United States English
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Story by: Melchior Lengyel
Screenplay by: Edwin Justus Mayer
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Description

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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Top Cast

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

To Be or Not to Be Appears on 17 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #849
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #666
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #242
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #842
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #748
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #94
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #115

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC #13
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #275

Filmmaker Curation

Alfonso Cuarón's Favorite Movies
Various #17
Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #203
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #081
Francois Truffaut's List Of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #26
Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #44

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #06
Showdown Stage Fright
Letterboxd Showdown #16
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #28

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