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The Producers (18-Mar-1968)
Director: Mel Brooks Writer: Mel Brooks Producer: Sidney Glazier Keywords: Musical Comedy, Theatre, Nazis, Con Artists, Broadway Mild-mannered accountant Leo Bloom discovers a minor embezzlement from producer Max Bialystock's latest Broadway play, and remarks to Bialystock the ease at which money can be extracted from unsuccessful plays. Bialystock and Bloom become partners in the intentionally worst play ever, Springtime for Hitler. Won an Oscar for Best Screenplay; received an additional nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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| Frank Campanella |
Actor |
12-Mar-1919 |
30-Dec-2006 |
Character actor |
| Christopher Hewett |
Actor |
5-Apr-1922 |
3-Aug-2001 |
Mr. Belvedere |
| William Hickey |
Actor |
19-Sep-1927 |
29-Jun-1997 |
Prizzi's Honor |
| Kenneth Mars |
Actor |
14-Apr-1936 |
12-Feb-2011 |
The Producers |
| Barney Martin |
Actor |
3-Mar-1923 |
21-Mar-2005 |
Played Jerry's dad Morty on Seinfeld |
| Zero Mostel |
Actor |
28-Feb-1915 |
8-Sep-1977 |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| Dick Shawn |
Actor |
1-Dec-1923 |
17-Apr-1987 |
Inventor of the "high five" |
| Renée Taylor |
Actor |
19-Mar-1933 |
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Sylvia Fine on The Nanny |
| Andréas Voutsinas |
Actor |
22-Aug-1932 |
8-Jun-2010 |
Stage actor and drama coach |
| Gene Wilder |
Actor |
11-Jun-1933 |
28-Aug-2016 |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
| Estelle Winwood |
Actor |
24-Jan-1883 |
20-Jun-1984 |
The Producers |
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