To Be Or Not To Be (1983)

To Be Or Not To Be (1983) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$22.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Alan Johnson

Written By:
Edwin Justus Mayer
Ronny Graham

Actors:
Mel Brooks ..... Dr. Frederick Bronski
Anne Bancroft ..... Anna Bronski
Tim Matheson ..... Lt. Andre Sobinski
Charles Durning ..... Col. Erhardt
Christopher Lloyd ..... Capt. Schultz
José Ferrer ..... Prof. Siletski
Ronny Graham ..... Sondheim
Estelle Reiner ..... Gruba
Zale Kessler ..... Bieler
Jack Riley ..... Dobish
Lewis J. Stadlen ..... Lupinsky
George Gaynes ..... Ravitch
George Wyner ..... Ratkowski
James 'Gypsy' Haake ..... Sasha (as James Haake)
Earl Boen ..... Dr. Boyarski

Synopsis:

A bad polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. His wife has the habit of entertaining young polish officers while he's on stage which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.

This remake was one of the first major American films to acknowledge that homosexuals were persecuted by the Third Reich, along with other Holocaust victims. Homosexuality aside, this version was extremely faithful to the 1942 film on which it was based, and in many cases dialogue was taken verbatim from the earlier film. The character of the treacherous Professor Siletsky was, however, made into more of a comic figure, and even into somewhat of a buffoon, whereas in the original he was the one completely serious character in the film. Siletski, played by Stanley Ridges in the 1942 film, was here played by José Ferrer.

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