Review of To Be or Not to Be (1942) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 13 Aug 1987
In a spirit of levity, contused by frequent doses of shock, Mr. Lubitsch has set his actors to performing a spy-thriller of fantastic design amid the ruins and frightful oppressions of Nazi-in-vaded Warsaw.
To say it is callous and macabre is understating the case.
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This review of To Be or Not to Be (1942) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 13 August 1987.
To Be or Not to Be has generally received very positive reviews.
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