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To Be or Not to Be
Comedy, Romance, War
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy theatrical farce, romantic complications, and irreverent wartime satire with performers using role-playing as a tool of resistance.
- Tone
- darkly comic, playful, satirical
- Payoff
- amusement, catharsis
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- performance, resistance, deception, marital jealousy, survival
- Setting
- mid-twentieth-century wartime, occupied European city and theatrical stages
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Where to watch
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Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
