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  • To Be or Not to Be (1942)
  • Passed
    99 min | Comedy, Romance, War
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Passed
99 min | Comedy, Romance, War

During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Director
Writers
Melchior Lengyel (original story) | Edwin Justus Mayer (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Werner R. Heymann (musical score by)
Cinematographer
Rudolph Maté (photographed by)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Leila Rubin (production designed by) (as Vincent Korda)
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Release date
Mar 6, 1942 (United States)

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52 cast members
Name Known for
Carole Lombard
Maria Tura Maria Tura   See fewer
Jack Benny
Joseph Tura Joseph Tura   See fewer
Robert Stack
Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski   See fewer
Felix Bressart
Greenberg Greenberg   See fewer
Lionel Atwill
Rawitch Rawitch   See fewer
Stanley Ridges
Professor Siletsky Professor Siletsky   See fewer
Sig Ruman
Colonel Ehrhardt Colonel Ehrhardt   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Bronski Bronski   See fewer
Charles Halton
Producer Jan Dobosz Producer Jan Dobosz   See fewer
George Lynn
Actor-Adjutant Actor-Adjutant   See fewer
Henry Victor
Captain Schultz Captain Schultz   See fewer
Halliwell Hobbes
General Armstrong General Armstrong   See fewer
Miles Mander
Major Cunningham Major Cunningham   See fewer
Rudolph Anders
Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited) Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Barrett
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited) Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Sven Hugo Borg
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Danny Borzage
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Brodie
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Caldwell
Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited) Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)   See fewer
Alec Craig
Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited) Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)   See fewer
Helmut Dantine
Co-Pilot (uncredited) Co-Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Deery
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Denison
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
James Finlayson
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Polish RAF Pilot's Assistant (uncredited) Polish RAF Pilot's Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
James Gillette
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited) Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Hall
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
Leyland Hodgson
Second Reporter (uncredited) Second Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Shep Houghton
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Olaf Hytten
Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited) Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Irwin
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tiny Jones
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Kellogg
Polish RAF Flyer (uncredited) Polish RAF Flyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf E. Licho
Prompter (uncredited) Prompter (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilbur Mack
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
John Meredith
English Wireless Operator (uncredited) English Wireless Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Murphy
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited) Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Neill
Warsaw Bystander (uncredited) Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Powell
Warsaw Bystander (uncredited) Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Reicher
Polish Official (uncredited) Polish Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Reichow
Co-Pilot (uncredited) Co-Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Rizzi
Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited) Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
John Roy
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Schumm
Special Investigations Squad (uncredited) Special Investigations Squad (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Soldi
Warsaw Bystander (uncredited) Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Count Stefenelli
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
Roland Varno
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernö Verebes
Stage Manager (uncredited) Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vernon
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited) Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)   See fewer
Armand 'Curly' Wright
Makeup Man (uncredited) Makeup Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Wolfgang Zilzer
Man in Bookstore (uncredited) Man in Bookstore (uncredited)   See fewer
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