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The Producers, 1968

Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder

Directed by: Mel Brooks

Written by: Mel Brooks

Language: English, German

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

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Rating:7.7

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The Producers can be described as feel good, captivating, and humorous. The plot revolves around showbiz, cons and scams, and a situation where nothing goes right. Its comic aspect comes from farce and satire. The Producers's main genres are comedy and independent. In approach, it is realistic. It is located in New York. The Producers takes place in the 1960s. The movie has received attention for being a classic, an Oscar winner, and critically acclaimed.

Summary of The Producers

What do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common? They're all part of Mel Brooks's wild and wacky first film, THE PRODUCERS. In this hysterical farce, rapacious but lovable producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) hasn't had a hit in years and resorts to fulfilling sexually crazed little old ladies' fantasies for extra cash. But when he meets his new meek, neurotic accountant, Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), the two accidentally come up with a plot to oversell shares in a surefire flop musical and make off with the profits. The plan sends the new partners-in-crime on a search for the worst play ever: SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER, written by an ex-Nazi (Kenneth Mars) whose only friends are the filthy city pigeons he keeps on his roof.

Inspired, manic performances by all involved, along with Brooks's lively direction--which affectionately alludes to such MGM Golden Age musicals as SINGIN' IN THE RAIN--make THE PRODUCERS both referential and highly original as it moves along swiftly to the ultimate musical climax.

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Language:	English, German
Country:	USA
Release date:	18 March 1968
Runtime:	88 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

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Mel Brooks for Best Original Screenplay at the 1968 Academy Awards

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Zero Mostel

as Max Bialystock

Gene Wilder

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Mel Brooks's first and funniest, a spoof of Broadway theater that has earned a deservedly devoted cult following. Full Review

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Sometimes it's worth watching a whole movie...

... just for that one classic, hilarious moment that even 10 years later, you're waiting at a red light and suddenly start to crack up thinking "It's springtime for Hitler and Germany" Read and rate it

22.June.2009
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by: Laura
Laura rated this movie8/10Great

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