Principal cast
Carole Lombard as Maria Tura, Jack Benny as Joseph Tura, Robert Stack as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski, Felix Bressart as Greenberg, and Lionel Atwill as Rawitch
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To Be or Not to Be
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About the film
To Be or Not to Be at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1942 film at stop 187 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Key craft credits
Rudolph Maté (director of photography), Dorothy Spencer (editor), Werner R. Heymann (original music composer), Edwin Justus Mayer (screenplay), and Vincent Korda (production design)
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Release
- 1942-03-06
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, War, and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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