Zero Mostel
Max Bialystock
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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
Dec 25, 2005 · A film adaptation of the Broadway musical based on Mel Brooks' 1968 comedy film, starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman. The film follows two producers who try to make a fortune with a flop show, but face a Nazi-themed musical and a greedy accountant.
- (44K)
- Comedy, Crime, Musical
- Susan Stroman
- 2005-12-25
A classic film by Mel Brooks about a Broadway producer and an accountant who scheme to make money by staging a flop musical. The film features Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel, Dick Shawn and the infamous "Springtime for Hitler" number.
- Mel Brooks
- 299
- 2 min
matthias s "The Producers" is a zany musical-comedy film that follows two Broadway producers attempting to stage a flop to scam investors. However, their plan takes an unexpected turn when their ...
- (2.6K)
- Zero Mostel
- Mel Brooks
- Comedy
The movie opens with the opening night (which is also the closing night) of washed-up producer Max Bialystock's (Nathan Lane) latest Broadway endeavor, Funny Boy: A Musical Version of Hamlet. The crowd leaves the theater exclaiming about how awful the show was ("Opening Night").
Dec 15, 2005 · A musical adaptation of Mel Brooks' 1968 comedy about a pair of Broadway producers who scheme to make a flop. Roger Ebert compares the new and old versions, praises the songs and the cast, and shares his favorite Brooks story.
