To Be or Not to Be
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During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $2M
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During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
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Box Office & Release
To Be or Not to Be returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Mar 6, 1942
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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