Sein oder Nichtsein

Sein oder Nichtsein

19421hr 39min
critics rating 96%96%
audience rating 93%93%

Am Vorabend des Zweiten Weltkrieges muss sich auch die Warschauer Theaterwelt dem Naziregime beugen. Anstatt eines antinationalsozialistischen Stücks wird „Hamlet“ wieder auf den Spielplan gesetzt. Als die Deutschen in Polen einmarschieren, begeben sich die Schauspieler in den Widerstand. In den deutschen Uniformen des Bühnenfundus drehen sie die tollsten Dinger: Sie machen Nazispitzel unschädlich, führen die Gestapo in die Irre und treiben ihre Aktionen auf eine gefährliche Spitze ...

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Cast

Robert Stack

Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

Robert Stack

Carole Lombard

Maria Tura

Carole Lombard

Jack Benny

Joseph Tura

Jack Benny

John Kellogg

Polish RAF Flyer (uncredited)

John Kellogg

Felix Bressart

Greenberg

Felix Bressart

Sig Ruman

Col. Ehrhardt

Sig Ruman

Lionel Atwill

Miles Mander

Major Cunningham

Miles Mander

Charles Irwin

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

James Finlayson

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

James Finlayson

Alec Craig

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Maude Eburne

Frank Reicher

Polish Official (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Stanley Ridges

Professor Alexander Siletsky

Stanley Ridges

Charles Halton

Producer Dobosh

Charles Halton

Tom Dugan

Olaf Hytten

Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Henry Victor

Capt. Schultz

Henry Victor

Rudolph Anders

Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited)

Rudolph Anders

George Lynn

Actor-Adjutant

George Lynn

Jack Deery

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Wilbur Mack

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Dorothy Vernon

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Danny Borzage

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Russ Powell

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Helmut Dantine

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Helmut Dantine

John Roy

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

John Roy

Leslie Denison

Captain (uncredited)

Leslie Denison

Halliwell Hobbes

Gen. Armstrong

Halliwell Hobbes

Leyland Hodgson

Second Reporter (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Shep Houghton

German Soldier (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Roland Varno

Pilot (uncredited)

Roland Varno

Wolfgang Zilzer

Man in Bookstore (uncredited)

Wolfgang Zilzer

Otto Reichow

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Ernö Verebes

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes

Maurice Murphy

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Maurice Murphy

Tiny Jones

Townswoman (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Adolf E. Licho

Prompter (uncredited)

Adolf E. Licho

Stuart Hall

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Stephen Soldi

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

Sven Hugo Borg

German Soldier (uncredited)

Sven Hugo Borg

Richard Neill

Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Hans Schumm

Special Investigations Squad (uncredited)

Hans Schumm

John Meredith

English Wireless Operator (uncredited)

John Meredith

Buster Brodie

Townsman (uncredited)

Buster Brodie

Count Stefenelli

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Count Stefenelli

Gene Rizzi

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi

Paul Barrett

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Paul Barrett

Peter Caldwell

Wilhelm Kunze (uncredited)

Peter Caldwell

Armand 'Curly' Wright

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Armand 'Curly' Wright

James Gillette

Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)

James Gillette