| Carole Lombard | ... | Maria Tura | |
| Jack Benny | ... | Joseph Tura | |
| Robert Stack | ... | Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski | |
| Felix Bressart | ... | Greenberg | |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Rawitch | |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Professor Siletsky | |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Col. Ehrhardt | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Bronski | |
| Charles Halton | ... | Producer Dobosh | |
| George Lynn | ... | Actor-Adjutant | |
| Henry Victor | ... | Capt. Schultz | |
| Maude Eburne | ... | Anna | |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Gen. Armstrong | |
| Miles Mander | ... | Major Cunningham | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Rudolph Anders | ... | Gestapo Sergeant at Desk at Top of Hotel Stairs (uncredited) | |
| Paul Barrett | ... | Polish RAF pilot (uncredited) | |
| Sven Hugo Borg | ... | German soldier (uncredited) | |
| Peter Caldwell | ... | Wilhelm (uncredited) | |
| Alec Craig | ... | Scottish Farmer without mustache (uncredited) | |
| Helmut Dantine | ... | Co-pilot (uncredited) | |
| Leslie Denison | ... | Captain (uncredited) | |
| James Finlayson | ... | Scottish Farmer with mustache (uncredited) | |
| James Gillette | ... | Polish RAF pilot (uncredited) | |
| Leyland Hodgson | ... | Second Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Olaf Hytten | ... | Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited) | |
| Charles Irwin | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| John Kellogg | ... | RAF Flyer (uncredited) | |
| Adolf E. Licho | ... | Prompter (uncredited) | |
| John Meredith | ... | English wireless operator (uncredited) | |
| Maurice Murphy | ... | Polish RAF pilot (uncredited) | |
| Russ Powell | ... | Bystander (uncredited) | |
| Frank Reicher | ... | Polish Official (uncredited) | |
| Otto Reichow | ... | Co-pilot (uncredited) | |
| Gene Rizzi | ... | Polish RAF pilot (uncredited) | |
| Hans Schumm | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Roland Varno | ... | Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Ernö Verebes | ... | Stage Manager (uncredited) | |
| Armand 'Curly' Wright | ... | Makeup Man (uncredited) | |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | ... | Man in Bookstore (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ernst Lubitsch | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Melchior Lengyel | (story) | |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | (screenplay) | |
| Ernst Lubitsch | story (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Ernst Lubitsch | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Werner R. Heymann | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Rudolph Maté | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dorothy Spencer | |||
Casting by | |||
| Victor Sutker | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Vincent Korda | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Walter Mayo | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| William McGarry | .... | assistant director | |
| William Tummel | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Julia Heron | .... | interior decorator | |
| J. McMillan Johnson | .... | associate art director (as J. MacMillan Johnson) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Frank Maher | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Lawrence W. Butler | .... | special effects (as Lawrence Butler) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Irene | .... | costumes: Miss Lombard | |
Music Department | |||
| Miklós Rózsa | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Zador | .... | orchestrator: Miklós Rózsa (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Alexander Korda | .... | presenter | |
| Ryszard Ordynski | .... | technical supervisor (as Richard Ordynski) | |
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During and just before WWII, there were a lot of propaganda films created by Hollywood to drum up morale in our fight against Fascism. Nearly all of them were deadly serious war films. And, while many of them were great, after a while they all tended to blend together. Because of this, TO BE OR NOT TO BE is a real standout picture. The movie is a comedy and yet is every bit as effective in inspiring the war effort. Now it's not surprising that the film is so well-made as its director is Ernst Lubitsch and he is ably supported by lots of wonderful character actors such as Felix Bressart and Sig Rumand (among others). However, the nice surprise about the movie was the acting of Jack Benny in the starring role (along with the wonderful Carole Lombard). For years, Benny made fun of his acting and the movies he made, but he was great and the film was great. Aside from the rather dopey HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT, in fact, I really like the few films he made.
All-in-all, a fine and fun film--chock full of quality.