Movie
1983
To Be or Not to Be is a 1983 American war comedy film directed by Alan Johnson, produced by Mel Brooks, and starring Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Christopher Lloyd, and José Ferrer. The screenplay was written by Ronny Graham and Thomas Meehan, based on the original story by Melchior Lengyel, Ernst Lubitsch and Edwin Justus Mayer. The film is a remake of the 1942 film of the same name.
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Phrase “pointless remake” is these days associated with lack of creative ideas within major Hollywood studios, but at times it can be applied to the works of talented and accomplished film makers who should have known better. One such person is Mel Brooks, immensely successful actor, producer, screenwriter and director, who in decided to produce his own version of *To Be or Not to Be*, 1942 Hollywood black-and-white…More
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