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The Producers (1968)
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars
Runtime89 min
RatingPG
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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.
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The Producers, Mel Brooks' 1968 comedy classic, received critical acclaim for its audacious humor and subversive take on the Broadway musical. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and has since become a cult favorite, with audiences rating it highly on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fans of Mel Brooks' irreverent, satirical comedy will delight in the hilarious antics of 'The Producers' from 1968. With a standout cast led by Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, this uproarious film skewers the Broadway industry and society's obsession with political correctness through its outrageous plot about a scheme to produce a guaranteed flop musical about Adolf Hitler.
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The Producers is a 1967 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks, and starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars. The film is about a mild-mannered accountant and a con artist theater producer who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling shares in a stage musical designed to fail. To this end, they find a playscript celebrating Adolf Hitler and the Nazis and bring it to the stage. Because of this theme, The Producers was controversial from the start and received mixed reviews. It became a cult film, and found a more positive critical reception later.
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