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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
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: Directed by Mel Brooks. With Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars. A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
- Mel Brooks
- 299
- 2 min
Dec 25, 2005 · A remake of the 1968 film and 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.
- (44K)
- 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
The Producers | Rotten Tomatoes. 1968, Comedy, 1h 28m. 91% Tomatometer 74 Reviews. 85% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. A hilarious satire of the business side of...
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- Comedy
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Roger Ebert praises the 2005 musical version of the 1968 comedy "The Producers" by Mel Brooks, starring Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell and Nathan Lane. He compares the new film with the original and shares his personal history with the original film and its fans.
