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To Be or Not to Be · LeviOsa

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1942·NR

The Picture Everyone Wants to See

ComedyWarRomance1h 39m

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96%

Tomatometer

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93%

Popcornmeter

7.8

TMDB

Storyline

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

Trailers

3 videos

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

Three Reasons: To Be or Not to Be

Three Reasons: To Be or Not to Be

Joe Dante on TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Joe Dante on TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Details

DirectorErnst Lubitsch

ReleasedMar 6, 1942

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.2M

Revenue

$1.5M

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Romaine Film Corporation

Cast

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Maria Tura

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Joseph Tura

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Greenberg

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Rawitch

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Professor Alexander Siletsky

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Col. Ehrhardt

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Bronski

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Producer Dobosh

George Lynn

George Lynn

Actor-Adjutant

Henry Victor

Henry Victor

Capt. Schultz

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

Anna

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“A complex and timely satire with as much darkness as slapstick, Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not To Be delicately balances humor and ethics.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Kat Sachs

RTChicago ReaderSep 12, 2025

The humor is so dark, but as in any Lubitsch film, it’s delivered still so elegantly.

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Michael Blowen

RTBoston GlobeMay 17, 2023

The running gags, swift direction, and concise script makes it the best comedy about Fascism since Chaplin's The Great Dictator.

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Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerJul 5, 2022

The film’s high purpose propels Lubitsch to unsurpassed extremes of inventive audacity.

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Daniel Barnes

RTDare DanielOct 30, 2025

A funny, gutsy piss-take that deftly navigates a tonal minefield.

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Information

Title

To Be or Not to Be

Released

Mar 6, 1942

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Status

Released

Studio

Romaine Film Corporation

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