Humourous tale about a Polish acting troupe which becomes heavily involved in an outrageous scheme to save the Polish underground during World War II. Read more
| Starring | Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Jose Ferrer |
|---|---|
| Director | Alan Johnson |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Humourous tale about a Polish acting troupe which becomes heavily involved in an outrageous scheme to save the Polish underground during World War II.
| Starring | Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Jose Ferrer |
|---|---|
| Director | Alan Johnson |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Dec 2005 Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
From the opening moment when Brooks and Bancroft belt out an impassioned and apparently faultless version of 'Sweet... read more on Time Out
Mel Brooks is an actor in a Polish theatre in the late 1930?s and has to adapt to life under the Nazis; he and Anne Bancroft then become involved in the Polish resistance which is very grateful for the theatre?s store of Nazi uniforms and Brooks? skills of impersonation. Not up there with Mel Brooks? best work but well written and very funny.
This is a hopeless re-make of the original great film