To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, a soldier’s efforts to catch a German spy become wrapped up with a local theater troupe, who are unexpectedly great at outwitting Axis powers., Black comedy and anti-Nazi satire set in Warsaw in 1939, following the hilarious activities of a Polish theatre troupe, its narcissistic leading actor, his wife and her young admirer, as they attempt to resist the Nazi regime. Criticised for bad taste on its wartime release, the film is now regarded as a classic, and features Jack Benny’s most effective film performance., Ernst Lubitsch’s To Be or Not to Be is a black comedy about a Polish theater company–led by Joseph and Maria Tura (Jack Benny and Carole Lombard)–that turns to espionage after being shut down by the invading Nazis.