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The Producers

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• Comedy
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• 1968
• Mel Brooks
• 85 mins
• PG

Summary

Classic comedy starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Struggling producer Max Bialystock was once the "King of Broadway", but is now making a living by conning old ladies out of their savings. Then his accountant, Leo Bloom mentions a sure-fire way of making some quick cash by putting on a guaranteed Broadway flop.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

John Ferguson

This triumphantly tasteless affair was Mel Brooks's first feature and it fully deserves its status as a comedy classic. Zero Mostel plays the sweaty, down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario who links up with shy accountant Gene Wilder in a scam to fleece theatrical investors with the worst play of all time: a musical about Adolf Hitler. The two leads are wonderful, as is Dick Shawn as the hippy star who takes the lead role in their production, and, while the gags flow freely throughout, it's the jaw-dropping numbers from Springtime for Hitler that cement the film's place in cinema history.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameMax BialystockZero MostelLeo BloomGene WilderFranz LiebkindKenneth Mars"Hold me, touch me" old ladyEstelle WinwoodEva BraunRenee TaylorRoger De BrisChristopher HewettUllaLee MeredithCarmen GiyaAndreas VoutsinasLorenzo St Du BoisDick ShawnViolinistJosip ElicConciergeMadlyn CatesDrama criticJohn ZollerDrunk in theatre barWilliam HickeyBartenderFrank Campanella

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rolenameDirectorMel Brooks

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Theatrical distributor

Anglo Embassy Prods

Languages

English | German

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video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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