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The Producers is a 2005 American musical comedy film directed by Susan Stroman and written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan based on the eponymous 2001 Broadway musical, which in turn was based on Brooks's 1967 film of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach ...
- Glen Kelly, Mel Brooks
- Mel Brooks, Jonathan Sanger
- December 16, 2005
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 con artist theater producer and his accountant who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a stage musical purposely designed to fail.
- $1.6 million (Rentals)
- John Morris
- $941,000
- Sidney Glazier
Dec 25, 2005 · A remake of the 1968 film and the 2001 stage musical by Mel Brooks, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick as a pair of Broadway producers who try to scam their investors with a Nazi-themed show. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Comedy, Crime, Musical
- Susan Stroman
- 2005-12-25
The Producers is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. It is adapted from Brooks's 1967 film of the same name. The story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a Broadway musical designed to fail.
- Mel Brooks
- Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan
- The Producers, by Mel Brooks
- Mel Brooks
A classic film by Mel Brooks about two Broadway producers who try to make money by staging a flop musical about Hitler. Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn and more, with songs, jokes and satire.
- Mel Brooks
- 299
- 2 min
A hilarious satire of the business side of Hollywood, The Producers is one of Mel Brooks' finest, as well as funniest films, featuring standout performances by Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. Read...
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- Comedy
Dec 15, 2005 · Roger Ebert compares the 2005 musical version of The Producers with the 1968 original movie and finds it fun, funny and alive, but not as original. He praises the new songs, the cast and the story, but also points out the flaws and the nostalgia.
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