# To Be or Not to Be (1983)

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**Runtime**: 107 min
**Genres**: Comedy, War, Romance
**Directed by**: Alan Johnson
**Written by**: Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham, Ernst Lubitsch
**Starring**: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, José Ferrer, George Gaynes

> *THAT is the movie!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A struggling Polish actor discovers fame comes easier when the Gestapo demand encore performances. His wife moonlights as a double agent, and he’s stuck playing both Romeo and Hamlet. The only thing harder than memorizing lines is dodging bullets.

**Mood tags**: outsider, pitch-black, playful

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