To Be or Not to Be

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7.819421h 39mReleased

Comedy

War

Romance

Overview

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

StatusReleased

Release Date1942-03-06

Runtime1h 39m

LanguagesEnglishDeutschFrançais

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$1,200,000

Revenue$1,500,000

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To Be or Not To Be (1942) «Tráiler Original» Ernst Lubitsch

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Cast & Crew

Carole Lombard

as Maria Tura

Jack Benny

as Joseph Tura

Robert Stack

as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

Felix Bressart

as Greenberg

Lionel Atwill

as Rawitch

Stanley Ridges

as Professor Alexander Siletsky

Sig Ruman

as Col. Ehrhardt

Tom Dugan

as Bronski

Charles Halton

as Producer Dobosh

George Lynn

as Actor-Adjutant

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jan 11, 2026

7/10

So, a Polish acting company are busy putting on “Hamlet” whilst the Nazis are preparing something altogether more menacing across the border. “Joseph” (Jack Benny) and wife “Maria” (Carole Lombard) are the stars of the show, and she has no shortage of admirers including an air force officer “Sobieski” (Robert Stack) who bravely decamps to the UK fo…

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