Melchior Lengyel – Scripts on Screen

Year:1983

Director:Alan Johnson

Written by:Melchior Lengyel (Story), Ernst Lubitsch (Story), Thomas Meehan (Screenplay), Ronny Graham (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis: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. remake of Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 black comedy with the same name.

To Be Or Not To Be Script Resources:

To Be Or Not To Be Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
To Be Or Not To Be Transcript at scripts.com

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Other Links:

To Be Or Not To Be ( tt0086450 ) at IMDb
To Be Or Not To Be ( 22998 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Year:1939

Director:Ernst Lubitsch

Written by:Charles Brackett (Screenplay), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Walter Reisch (Screenplay), Melchior Lengyel (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

Ninotchka Script Resources:

Ninotchka Script PDF at The Script Savant
Ninotchka Script - Undated Shooting draft at IMSDb
Ninotchka Script at The Daily Script
Ninotchka Script PDF - [Rev 6-2-39] [poor quality] at Script Fly ($)
Ninotchka Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.