The Producers
Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!
- 1968
- Rated PG
- 1h 29m
- Comedy
Rating: 7.1 out of 10TMDB(943 votes)
Overview
A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1969) and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (1969)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (1969)
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Box office
Made on a $947K budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by John Morris
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Mel BrooksWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 18, 1968
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $947K
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Zero MostelMax Bialystock
Gene WilderLeo Bloom
Dick ShawnLorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.)
Kenneth MarsFranz Liebkind
Estelle Winwood"Hold Me Touch Me"
Christopher HewettRoger De Bris
Andréas VoutsinasCarmen Ghia
Lee MeredithUlla
Renée TaylorEva Braun
Michael DavisProduction Tenor- John ZollerDrama Critic
- Madlyn CatesConcierge
Frank CampanellaThe Bartender- Arthur RubinAuditioning Hitler
- Zale KesslerJason Green
- Bernie AllenAuditioning Hitler
- Rusty BlitzAuditioning Hitler
- Anthony GardellAuditioning Hitler
- Mary LoveLady
- Amelie BarleonLady
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