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The Producers is a 1967 American satirical black comedy film. It was directed and written by Mel Brooks, and stars Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars.The film is about a mild-mannered accountant and a con artist theater producer who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a stage musical designed to fail.
In the original 1967 film, Ulla is introduced as a "toy" that Max found in the local library, and is a symbol of his newfound affluence. She can speak little English, but is a good go-go dancer, indeed she can dance far better than she can type. She also constantly says "God dag på dig", which means "good day to you" in Swedish (with a faux ...
"Springtime for Hitler" is a song written and composed by Mel Brooks for his 1968 film The Producers. [1] [2] In the original film, the 2001 musical, and 2005 film adaptation, the song is part of the stage musical titled Springtime for Hitler, which the two protagonists produce on Broadway.
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. Complications arise when the show ...
The Producers at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane The Producers on Broadway. Brooks created the musical adaptation of his film The Producers on the Broadway in 2001. The production starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick received critical acclaim and was a significant box office success.
The film grossed $19 million at the box office in North America and another $18 million overseas, which brings the worldwide total of $38 million. The film’s failure was partly due to its competition with King Kong (another Universal film), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Fun with Dick and Jane. [4]
Andreas Voutsinas (Greek: Ανδρέας Βουτσινάς; 22 August 1930 – 8 June 2010) was a Sudanese-Greek actor and theater director. In the English-speaking world, he was best known for his roles in three Mel Brooks films, The Producers (1967), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and History of the World, Part I (1981).
King Brothers Productions was an American film production company, [1] active from 1941 to the late 1960s. It was founded by the Kozinsky brothers, Morris (Maurice, Maury, Morrie; September 13, 1914 – September 2, 1977), Frank (April 1, 1913 – February 12, 1989), and Hyman (Herman, Hy, Hymie; July 4, 1916 – July 20, 1992), who later changed their professional surname to "King". [2]