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To Be or Not to Be

1983·1h 47m·PG
DramaWarComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
12,917 votes
Metascore
61
Metacritic

At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.

To Be or Not to Be is a 1983 drama war movie directed by Alan Johnson, starring Estelle Reiner, Anne Bancroft, Ronny Graham. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 12,917 votes and runs 1h 47m.

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Director
Alan Johnson
Stars
Estelle Reiner
Anne Bancroft
Ronny Graham
Mel Brooks
Details
1983-12-16
107 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, Polish
Keywords
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