To Be or Not to Be
Turkish title: Olmak ya da Olmamak
“The Picture Everyone Wants to See”
1942 · 1 h 39 min
Directed by 
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst LubitschCast
Carole Lombard Jack Benny 
Robert Stack
Credits
Written by: Melchior Lengyel
Plot
A troupe of Warsaw actors uses its skills to outwit the Nazi occupiers.
Sinekatalog’s take
A Polish theatre troupe outwits the Nazis in occupied Warsaw. Lubitsch's farce was bold to mock Nazis during the war, and it remains very funny, with Jack Benny and Carole Lombard.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (50,490 votes)
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