Sein oder Nichtsein

Apparently war is no match for theater folk. An acting troupe gets entangled in a Polish soldier's spy hunt. It mostly succeeds as a witty farce.

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Ernst Lubitsch directed Sein oder Nichtsein in 1942. See Ernst Lubitsch's full filmography, where to start with Ernst Lubitsch, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ernst Lubitsch.

Sein oder Nichtsein was released in 1942 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.