# To Be or Not to Be (1942)

**German title:** Sein oder Nichtsein


**Genres:** Comedy, War

**Duration:** 99 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [8.3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035446/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.3](https://letterboxd.com/film/to-be-or-not-to-be/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 96%, Popcornmeter: 93%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_be_or_not_to_be)

## Description

During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

## Details

**Premiere:** 29 Jan 2026

**Director:** Ernst Lubitsch

**Cast:** Miles Mander, Lionel Atwill, Halliwell Hobbes, Henry Victor, Rudolph Anders, George Lynn, Robert Stack, Danny Borzage, Felix Bressart, Charles Halton, Sig Ruman, Buster Brodie

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM4PxOf3OxY)

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-05-20 (Wednesday)

- **[KLICK Kino](/cinemas/91-klick-kino.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-05-20 20:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino-berlin/klick-kino-berlin/vorstellung/3528420971?appView=1)  (OmU)