The Producers

Summary

The Producers is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Producers received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3].
• The Producers received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay^[4].
• The Producers's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Producers was directed by Mel Brooks^[6].
• Mel Brooks wrote the screenplay for The Producers^[7].
• The Producers's composer is recorded as John Morris^[8].
• The Producers is associated with the New Hollywood movement^[9].
• The Producers's genre is comedy film^[10].
• The Producers's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[11].
• The Producers's genre is musical film^[12].
• A cast member of The Producers was Zero Mostel^[13].
• A cast member of The Producers was Gene Wilder^[14].
• A cast member of The Producers was Kenneth Mars^[15].
• A cast member of The Producers was Dick Shawn^[16].
• A cast member of The Producers was Estelle Winwood^[17].
• A cast member of The Producers was Renée Taylor^[18].
• A cast member of The Producers was Christopher Hewett^[19].
• A cast member of The Producers was William Hickey^[20].
• A cast member of The Producers was Andreas Voutsinas^[21].
• A cast member of The Producers was Barney Martin^[22].
• A cast member of The Producers was Lee Meredith^[23].
• A cast member of The Producers was Bill Macy^[24].
• A cast member of The Producers was Frank Campanella^[25].
• A cast member of The Producers was Mel Brooks^[26].
• The Producers was produced by Sidney Glazier^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Producers was produced by Sidney Glazier^[27]. It was directed by Mel Brooks^[6]. Mel Brooks wrote the screenplay for it^[7]. Cast members include Zero Mostel^[13], Gene Wilder^[14], Kenneth Mars^[15], Dick Shawn^[16], Estelle Winwood^[17], and Renée Taylor^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include November 22, 1967^[28], March 18, 1968^[29], November 10, 1968^[30], October 9, 1969^[31], February 20, 1970^[32], and May 4, 1970^[33]. The original language of The Producers was English^[34]. Genres include comedy film^[10], LGBTQ-related film^[11], and musical film^[12]. It is part of National Film Registry^[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include show business^[36], male bonding^[37], fraud^[38], Adolf Hitler in popular culture^[39], and Nazis in fiction^[40]. The Producers is associated with the New Hollywood movement^[9].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3], an award for best screenplay^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1941^[43] and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay^[4], an award for best original screenplay^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1970^[46]. Reviews include 8.2/10^[47], 96/100^[48], 91%^[49], and 7.5/10^[50].

Why It Matters

The Producers has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did The Producers receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3] and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay^[4].