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[[Image:To be or not to be.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''To Be or Not to Be (1983)'' (The fact that Bancroft's name is in parenthesis is a joke from the movie.)]]

'''''To Be or Not to Be''''' is a 1983 comedy starring [[Mel Brooks]] and his real-life wife, the late Anne Bancroft. The film is pretty much a straight up remake of the 1942 film of the same title starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard. Unlike many movies that star Mel Brooks, he did not write or direct it, only serving as actor and producer. Directing duties were taken up by rookie director Alan Johnson, who had worked with Brooks on many previous films, but only as a choreographer. The film co-stars [[José Ferrer]], [[Charles Durning]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Tim Matheson]], and George Gaynes.


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==Walther PP==
Prof. Siletski ([[José Ferrer]]) uses a [[Walther PP]] in the film. Some Gestapo officers also carry it. 
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg|thumb|400px|none|War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:TBONTB_PP_01.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Professor Siletski draws his PP out of his bag.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_PP_02.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Professor Siletski holds Bronski at gunpoint.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_PP_03.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Professor Siletski takes the time to draw back the hammer, like any good movie villain.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_PP_04.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Gestapo officer ([[Henry Brandon]]) with his Walther PP questioning Anna Bronski.]]

==Walther P38==
German officers are armed with [[Walther P38]]s. 
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:TBONTB_P38_02.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An SS officer carries a P38 while searching for Sasha.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_P38_03.jpg|thumb|600px|none|From another angle. The Gestapo officer's PP is visible as well.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_P38_01.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sasha is caught when his disguise falls off.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_P38_04.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer at the airstrip ([[Curt Lowens]]) fires on the group once he discovers the truth.]]

==MP40==
Hitler's bodyguards as well as airfield guards are armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:TBONTB_MP40_01.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The guards to the left can be seen with MP40s.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_MP40_02.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The guards at the airfield fire upon the fleeing aircraft with an MP40.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_MP40_03.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]


==Karabiner 98k==
Most of the German guards in the film are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:TBONTB_K98K_01.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Anna Bronski is escorted to Gestapo headquarters. ]]
[[Image:TBONTB_K98K_02.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Guards with K98K rifles haul away Sasha.]]

== Iver Johnson Revolver == 
Lt. Andre Sobinski ([[Tim Matheson]]) is armed with an [[Iver Johnson Revolver]] throughout the film. 
[[Image:Iver_Johnson_.32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Iver Johnson - .32 S&W]]
[[Image:TBONTB_revolver_01.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sobinski is handed the revolver before jumping. The exterior aircraft scenes were stock footage from ''[[Where Eagles Dare]]''.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_revolver_02.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sobinski chases Prof. Siletski in the theater.]]
[[Image:TBONTB_revolver_03.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sobinski cleaning his revolver. Obviously, it's a break-open.]]


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