To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be

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Joseph and Maria Tura operate and star in their own theater company in Warsaw. Maria has many admirers including a young lieutenant in the Polish air force, Stanislav Sobinski. When the Nazis invade Poland to start World War II, Sobinski and his colleagues flee to England while the Turas find themselves now having to operate under severe restrictions, including shelving a comical play they had written about Adolf Hitler. In England meanwhile, Sobinski and his friends give Pro... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in To Be or Not to Be:

Carole Lombard
Jack Benny
Robert Stack
Felix Bressart
Lionel Atwill
Stanley Ridges

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Joseph and Maria Tura operate and star in their own theater company in Warsaw. Maria has many admirers including a young lieutenant in the Polish air force, Stanislav Sobinski. When the Nazis invade Poland to start World War II, Sobinski and his colleagues flee to England while the Turas find themselves now having to operate under severe restrictions, including shelving a comical play they had written about Adolf Hitler. In England meanwhile, Sobinski and his friends give Professor Siletski - who is about to return to Poland - the names and addresses of their closest relatives so the professor can carry messages for them. When it's learned that Siletski is really a German spy, Sobinski parachutes into Poland and enlists the aid of the Turas and their fellow actors to get that list back.

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Chicago Reader - 10/10 by Dave KehrIt could be [Lubitsch's] finest achievement, and it's certainly one of the most profound, emotionally complex comedies ever made, covering a range of tones from satire to slapstick to shocking black humor.
Entertainment Weekly - 10/10 by Keith StaskiewiczOne of Hollywood’s funniest, and most poignant, classics.
Slant Magazine - 10/10 by Ed GonzalezMany of the film’s pleasures, then, derive from watching these characters successfully use the tools of the stage (improvisation, sense memory, prosthetics) to successfully subvert the Nazis.
Creative Loafing - 10/10 by Matt BrunsonA masterpiece. ... Hurtling forward with its dizzying blend of laughs and intrigue, the movie's blessed with a script that's jam-packed with memorable quips (some laced with naughty double entendres), with most of the best ones handed over to Benny.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) - 10/10 by Bob BloomA great anti-war satire; Benny's best movie; Lombard comic genius is ably displayed.
Combustible Celluloid - 10/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonLubitsch carefully mixes his usual brand of sophisticated humor with a bit of bittersweet.
Empire Magazine - 10/10 by David ParkinsonA masterpiece satire around the Second World War is more likely to be appreciated now after some distance.
The Dissolve - 10/10 by Keith PhippsTo Be Or Not To Be works as both comedy and thriller, ratcheting up the tension and humor as the actors’ scheme threatens to fall apart, and the gags build on one another.
Q Network Film Desk - 10/10 by James KendrickOne of Lubitsch's greatest works and one of the most inventive anti-Nazi films to emerge from Hollywood.
Groucho Reviews - 9/10 by Peter CanaveseTo Be or Not to Be has all the hallmarks of a Lubitsch comedy: a solidly constructed plot, good comic pacing, a light touch, and strong performances from top to bottom. [Blu-ray]

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