To Be or Not to Be

Summary

To Be or Not to Be is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 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 Ernst Lubitsch^[4].
• Edwin Justus Mayer wrote the screenplay for To Be or Not to Be^[5].
• To Be or Not to Be's composer is recorded as Werner R. Heymann^[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 is named after To Be or Not to Be^[9].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Carole Lombard^[10].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Jack Benny^[11].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Robert Stack^[12].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Felix Bressart^[13].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Sig Ruman^[14].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Lionel Atwill^[15].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Alec Craig^[16].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Helmut Dantine^[17].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Jimmy Finlayson^[18].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Halliwell Hobbes^[19].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Stanley Ridges^[20].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Charles Halton^[21].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Miles Mander^[22].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Frank Reicher^[23].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Charles Irwin^[24].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was George Lynn^[25].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Henry Victor^[26].
• A cast member of To Be or Not to Be was Wolfgang Zilzer^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

To Be or Not to Be was produced by Ernst Lubitsch^[28]. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch^[4]. Edwin Justus Mayer wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Carole Lombard^[10], Jack Benny^[11], Robert Stack^[12], Felix Bressart^[13], Sig Ruman^[14], and Lionel Atwill^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include February 15, 1942^[29], August 12, 1960^[30], February 19, 1942^[31], March 6, 1942^[32], March 9, 1942^[33], and 1942^[34]. The original language of To Be or Not to Be was English^[35]. Genres include comedy drama^[7] and war film^[8]. It is part of National Film Registry^[36]. It was distributed by video on demand^[37].

Subject and Themes

To Be or Not to Be's main subject is World War II^[38].

Reception

Reviews include 8.7/10^[39], 96%^[40], and 86/100^[41].

Why It Matters

To Be or Not to Be has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]