To Be or Not to Be
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A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II.His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him.When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
- Director
- Alan Johnson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $13M
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Cast
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A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
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Box Office & Release
To Be or Not to Be returned 1.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $9M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $13M
- Release date
- Dec 16, 1983
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Polish
- Country
- United States of America
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