To Be or Not to Be (1983)

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To Be or Not to Be (1983)

Also known as:
Soy o No Soy

Directed by
Alan Johnson

Plot description:
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. [source: Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide]

Cast:

	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
	Ivor Barry	....	Gen. Hobbs
	William Glover	....	Maj. Cunningham
	John Francis	....	British intelligence agent
	Raymond Skipp	....	RAF flight sergeant
	Marley Sims	....	Rifka, Gruba's Niece
	Larry Rosenberg	....	Rifka's husband
	Max Brooks	....	Rifka's son
	Henry Kaiser	....	Gestapo officer
	Milt Jamin	....	Gestapo soldier
	George Caldwell	....	Gestapo guard
	Wolf Muser	....	Desk sergeant
	Henry Brandon	....	Nazi officer #1
	Lee E. Stevens	....	Nazi officer #2
	Frank Lester	....	Officer in command car
	Roy Goldman	....	Adolf Hitler
	Robert Goldberg	....	Hitler Adjutant
	John McKinney	....	Elite Guard officer
	Eda Reiss Merin	....	Frightened Jewish woman
	Manny Kleinmuntz	....	Frightened Jewish woman's husband
	Phil Adams	....	Airport sentry
	Curt Lowens	....	Airport officer
	Robin Haynes	....	Polish Flier
	Ron Kuhlman	....	Polish Flier
	John Otrin	....	Polish Flier
	Blane Savage	....	Polish Flier
	Joey Sheck	....	Polish Flier
	Ron Diamond	....	Pub Bartender
	Gillian Eaton	....	Pub Barmaid
	Paddi Edwards	....	Pub Waitress
	Terence Marsh	....	Startled British Officer
	Winnie McCarthy	....	Picadilly Usherette
	Paul Ratliff	....	Naval Officer
	Scott Beach	....	Narrator
	Sandra Gray	....	Lady
	Clare Culhane	....	Lady
	Laurie Manning	....	Lady
	Leeyan Granger	....	Lady
	Stephanie Wingate	....	Lady
	Ian Bruce	....	Klotskis Klowns
	John Frayer	....	Klotskis Klowns
	Edward J. Heim	....	Klotskis Klowns
	Spencer Henderson	....	Klotskis Klowns
	George Jayne	....	Klotskis Klowns
	Bill K. Richards	....	Klotskis Klowns
	Neil J. Schwartz	....	Klotskis Klowns
	Tucker Smith	....	Klotskis Klowns
	Ted Sprague	....	Klotskis Klowns