To Be or Not to Be

1983 US film directed by Alan Johnson
Movie film Q248794
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To Be or Not to Be

Summary

To Be or Not to Be is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • To Be or Not to Be's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • To Be or Not to Be was directed by Alan Johnson[4].
  • Ronny Graham wrote the screenplay for To Be or Not to Be[5].
  • To Be or Not to Be's composer is recorded as John Morris[6].
  • To Be or Not to Be's genre is comedy drama[7].
  • To Be or Not to Be's genre is war film[8].
  • To Be or Not to Be's based on is recorded as To Be or Not to Be[9].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Mel Brooks[10].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Anne Bancroft[11].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Charles Durning[12].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Tim Matheson[13].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Christopher Lloyd[14].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was José Ferrer[15].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was George Gaynes[16].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Curt Lowens[17].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Earl Boen[18].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was George Wyner[19].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Henry Brandon[20].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Henry Kaiser[21].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Ivor Barry[22].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Jack Riley[23].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was John Francis[24].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Max Brooks[25].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Paddi Edwards[26].
  • A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Ronny Graham[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

To Be or Not to Be was produced by Mel Brooks[28]. It was directed by Alan Johnson[4]. Ronny Graham wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Mel Brooks[10], Anne Bancroft[11], Charles Durning[12], Tim Matheson[13], Christopher Lloyd[14], and José Ferrer[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1983[29], December 16, 1983[30], and March 9, 1984[31]. The original language of To Be or Not to Be was English[32]. Genres include comedy drama[7] and war film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

To Be or Not to Be's main subject is World War II[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.1/10[35] and 55%[36].

Why It Matters

To Be or Not to Be has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description 1983 US film directed by Alan Johnson
    Publication date +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1983-12-16T00:00:00Z, +1984-03-09T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Ronny Graham
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+108'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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