The Producers (1968)
Hollywood Never Faced a Zanier Zero Hour!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 29m
- Director Mel Brooks
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 7.1/10 (934 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Zero Mostel
as Max Bialystock
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Gene Wilder
as Leo Bloom
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Dick Shawn
as Lorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.)
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Kenneth Mars
as Franz Liebkind
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Estelle Winwood
as "Hold Me Touch Me"
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Christopher Hewett
as Roger De Bris
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Andréas Voutsinas
as Carmen Ghia
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Lee Meredith
as Ulla
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Renée Taylor
as Eva Braun
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Michael Davis
as Production Tenor
- John Zoller as Drama Critic
- Madlyn Cates as Concierge
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Frank Campanella
as The Bartender
- Arthur Rubin as Auditioning Hitler
- Zale Kessler as Jason Green
- Bernie Allen as Auditioning Hitler
- Rusty Blitz as Auditioning Hitler
- Anthony Gardell as Auditioning Hitler
Crew
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Mel Brooks
Director
- Joseph F. Coffey Director of Photography
- Ralph Rosenblum Editor
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John Morris
Original Music Composer
- Sidney Glazier Producer
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Mel Brooks
Writer
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