To Be or Not to Be

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Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10

49,513 votes

96/100

Fresh

86/100

Metascore

7.8/10

820 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.2M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.5M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$3,270,000

United States

Profit

+$300,000

ROI: +25%

Budget Recovery125% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.2M|Revenue: $1.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

22.0K

Daily Avg

367

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Story Setting

Set In

Poland

Themes & Subjects

#worldwarii

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Rudolph Maté

Film Editing

Dorothy Spencer

Music / Score

Werner R. Heymann

Production Design

Julia Heron

Distributors

NetflixUnited Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch To Be or Not to Be

Available in 10 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

Germany12

BrazilL

Switzerland12

Netherlands6

Production

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers

Melchior Lengyel, Edwin Justus Mayer

Production Companies

Romaine Film Corporation

Cast

Carole Lombard

Maria Tura

Jack Benny

Joseph Tura

Robert Stack

Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

Felix Bressart

Greenberg

Lionel Atwill

Rawitch

Stanley Ridges

Professor Alexander Siletsky

Sig Ruman

Col. Ehrhardt

Tom Dugan

Bronski

Charles Halton

Producer Dobosh

George Lynn

Actor-Adjutant

Henry Victor

Capt. Schultz

Maude Eburne

Anna

Tags & Keywords

infidelitylondon, englandairplanenazilove triangleespionagewarsaw ghettojewish ghettopolish resistanceparachutingmilitary officerworld war iidark comedyblack and whiteadolf hitler

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