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To Be or Not to Be

NR

1942

99 minutes

ComedyWarRomance

Overview

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

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Top Cast

Carole Lombard headshot

Carole Lombard

Maria Tura

Jack Benny headshot

Jack Benny

Joseph Tura

Robert Stack headshot

Robert Stack

Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

Felix Bressart headshot

Felix Bressart

Greenberg

Lionel Atwill headshot

Lionel Atwill

Rawitch

Stanley Ridges headshot

Stanley Ridges

Professor Alexander Siletsky

Sig Ruman headshot

Sig Ruman

Col. Ehrhardt

Tom Dugan headshot

Tom Dugan

Bronski

Charles Halton headshot

Charles Halton

Producer Dobosh

George Lynn headshot

George Lynn

Actor-Adjutant

Henry Victor headshot

Henry Victor

Capt. Schultz

Maude Eburne headshot

Maude Eburne

Anna

Halliwell Hobbes headshot

Halliwell Hobbes

Gen. Armstrong

Miles Mander headshot

Miles Mander

Major Cunningham

Rudolph Anders headshot

Rudolph Anders

Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)

Paul Barrett headshot

Paul Barrett

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Sven Hugo Borg headshot

Sven Hugo Borg

German Soldier (uncredited)

Danny Borzage headshot

Danny Borzage

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Buster Brodie headshot

Buster Brodie

Townsman (uncredited)

Peter Caldwell headshot

Peter Caldwell

Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)

Alec Craig headshot

Alec Craig

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

Helmut Dantine headshot

Helmut Dantine

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Jack Deery headshot

Jack Deery

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Leslie Denison headshot

Leslie Denison

Captain (uncredited)

James Finlayson headshot

James Finlayson

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

James Gillette headshot

James Gillette

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Stuart Hall headshot

Stuart Hall

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson headshot

Leyland Hodgson

Second Reporter (uncredited)

Shep Houghton headshot

Shep Houghton

German Soldier (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten headshot

Olaf Hytten

Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited)

Charles Irwin headshot

Charles Irwin

Reporter (uncredited)

Tiny Jones headshot

Tiny Jones

Townswoman (uncredited)

John Kellogg headshot

John Kellogg

Polish RAF Flyer (uncredited)

Adolf E. Licho headshot

Adolf E. Licho

Prompter (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack headshot

Wilbur Mack

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

John Meredith headshot

John Meredith

English Wireless Operator (uncredited)

Maurice Murphy headshot

Maurice Murphy

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Richard Neill headshot

Richard Neill

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Russ Powell headshot

Russ Powell

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Frank Reicher headshot

Frank Reicher

Polish Official (uncredited)

Otto Reichow headshot

Otto Reichow

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi headshot

Gene Rizzi

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

John Roy headshot

John Roy

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Hans Schumm headshot

Hans Schumm

Special Investigations Squad (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi headshot

Stephen Soldi

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Count Stefenelli headshot

Count Stefenelli

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Roland Varno headshot

Roland Varno

Pilot (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes headshot

Ernö Verebes

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon headshot

Dorothy Vernon

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Armand 'Curly' Wright headshot

Armand 'Curly' Wright

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Wolfgang Zilzer headshot

Wolfgang Zilzer

Man in Bookstore (uncredited)