To Be or Not to Be

1942 · directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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

To Be or Not to Be (1942), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Carole Lombard
• Jack Benny
• Robert Stack
• Felix Bressart
• Lionel Atwill
• Stanley Ridges
• Sig Ruman
• Tom Dugan
• Charles Halton
• George Lynn

Crew

• Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography
• Dorothy Spencer — Editor
• Werner R. Heymann — Original Music Composer
• Edwin Justus Mayer — Screenplay

More from Ernst Lubitsch

1. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — 87/100 · hit
2. Ninotchka (1939) — 84/100 · hit
3. Trouble in Paradise (1932) — 82/100 · hit
4. Angel (1937) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Love Parade (1929) — 81/100 · hit
6. Cluny Brown (1946) — 81/100 · hit

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