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Melchior Lengyel has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1980s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by To Be or Not to Be.
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During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
Dir. Alan Johnson · With Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson
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