| Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC. |
| Cast |
Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Jose Ferrer, George Gaynes, Christopher Lloyd, George Wyner, Lewis J. Stadlen, Jack Riley, James Haacke, Ronny Graham, Estelle Reiner, Zale Kessler. |
| Credits |
Music, John Morris ; editor, Alan Balsam ; director of photography, Gerald Hirschfeld. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Note |
"Based on the film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, from the screenplay by Edwin Justis Mayer, and the story by Melchoir Lengyel." |
| Summary |
Two actors, Frederick and Anna Bronski, get caught up in Germany's invasion of Poland, a leaking of top secret information and an incredible plot to thwart the Nazis. |
| Note |
Special features: Behind-the-scenes making-of featurette; Character profiles and interviews with Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning. |
| Language |
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Actors -- Poland -- Drama.
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Actresses -- Drama.
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Married people -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Poland -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Theater and the war -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Drama.
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National socialism and theater -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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War films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Alan (Choreographer)
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Brooks, Mel, 1926-
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Meehan, Thomas.
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Graham, Ronny.
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Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005.
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Matheson, Tim, 1947-
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Morris, John, 1926-2018
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Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947.
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Mayer, Edwin Justus, 1896-1960.
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Lengyel, Menyhért, 1880-1974.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Brooksfilms (Firm)
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Associates.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on container: Mel Brooks' To be or not to be |
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Title on set box: Mel Brooks collection |
| Added Title |
To be or not to be (Motion picture : 1942)
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| Standard No. |
024543167310 |
| Music No. |
2226731 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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