Tragically, Lombard died in a plane crash shortly before the film's release. A line of hers asking, "What could happen in a plane?" was cut from the final version.
Today, it is regarded as a cinematic masterpiece with a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes . To be or not to be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)_subs....
Mel Brooks produced and starred in a 1983 remake with Anne Bancroft, though the original remains the definitive version. Tragically, Lombard died in a plane crash shortly
The film suggests that Nazis are merely "actors on a stage," using theatricality to intimidate. By out-acting them, the troupe strips away their power. the troupe strips away their power.