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The Producers
1968
An early Mel Brooks classic and regarded by many as one of his best. Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel), one-time King of Broadway, now living upon the crazy whims and cash of amorous old ladies meets Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), a neurotic accountant. Together they plan to produce the biggest theatrical flop of all time - 'Springtime .. Read more
| Starring | Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars |
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| Director | Mel Brooks |
| Run time | 84 mins |
| Genres | Comedy |
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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 biopic of 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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Brooks' first feature, an absolutely hilarious and tasteless New York Jewish comedy about Broadway. Mostel plays a... read more on Time Out
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Utter Chaos
Oh how I laughed out loud. Zero Mostel is a comedy genius, the writing is superb and the one-liners had me cackling until I cried. If you don't get any valentine cards this year and you're feeling down, get this film out for a rip roaring laugh.
Once you have seen Max Bialystock steeling himself and trying to get in on with an up-for-it octogenarian, it will put you off romance for all of five seconds. -
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Before Mel Brooks sold out
There was a time when Mel Brooks had a run of the greatest comedies ever made Young Frankenstein, Blazing saddles and this gem.
Ignore the fact that this has been made into a big snazzy musical this film is fantastic. The premise is just so original - an out of luck producer realises he can make more money out of a failure than success and therefore has to find a guaranteed stinker of a musical.
Gen Wilder is excellent as the neurotic Bloom and Zero Mostel as Bialistock as they try to create the most offensive play ever! -
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