To Be or Not to Be (1983 film)
To Be or Not to Be is a 1983 American war comedy film directed by Alan Johnson, produced by Mel Brooks, and starring Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Christopher Lloyd, and José Ferrer.
The screenplay was written by Ronny Graham and Thomas Meehan, based on the original story by Melchior Lengyel, Ernst Lubitsch and Edwin Justus Mayer.
The film is a remake of the 1942 film of the same name.
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer( November 8, 1896 – September 11, 1960) was an American screenwriter.
He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958.
Edwin Justus
Mayer worked on many screenplays but he is remembered now for his work with Ernst Lubitsch.
He worked with Lubitsch on the scripts for" To Be or Not to Be"( 1942) and" A Royal Scandal"( 1945).
" A Royal Scandal"( 1945) did poorly at the box office, but is considered by many as one of Lubitsch's finest films.
The Conquering Horde
The Conquering Horde is a 1931 American pre-Code Western directed by Edward Sloman and written by Emerson Hough, Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt.
The film stars Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Claude Gillingwater, Ian Maclaren, Frank Rice, Arthur Stone and George Mendoza.
The film was released on January 31, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.
Melody and Romance
Melody and Romance is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Jane Carr.
It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by Norman G. Arnold, and features an uncredited appearance by Charles Hawtrey reciting Hamlet's" To be, or not to be."
Edward Sloman
Edward Sloman( 19 July 1886, London- 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster.
He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor between 1913 and 1938.
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Alfred William Atwill( 1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English- American stage and screen actor.
He began his acting career at the Garrick Theatre.
After coming to the U.S., he subsequently appeared in various Broadway plays and Hollywood films.
Some of his more significant roles were in" Captain Blood"( 1935)," Son of Frankenstein"( 1939) and" To Be or Not to Be"( 1942).
George Lynn (actor)
George Lynn( January 28, 1906 in Cumberland, Maryland – December 3, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor and writer.
Lynn graduated from Washington and Lee University and worked as a pilot for Curtiss- Wright before he became an actor.
Lynn acted in about 30 plays at the Pasadena Playhouse.
He appeared in films such as" Sinner Take All"( 1936), the MGM Academy Award nominated short" Torture Money"( 1937)," The Great Dictator"( 1940), and" To Be or Not to Be"( 1942).
Towards the end of his career he appeared in television series such as" The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin"( 1956 – 8)," The Untouchables"( 1959) and" The Deputy"( 1961).
Lynn was also a playwright and a contributor of material published in magazines.
To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)
To Be or Not to Be is a 1942 American black comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill, Stanley Ridges and Sig Ruman.
The plot concerns a troupe of actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who use their abilities at disguise and acting to fool the occupying troops.
It was adapted by Lubitsch( uncredited) and Edwin Justus Mayer from the story by Melchior Lengyel.
The film was released one month after actress Carole Lombard was killed in an airplane crash.
The title is a reference to the famous" To be, or not to be" soliloquy in William Shakespeare's" Hamlet".
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-American film director, producer, writer, and actor.
His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch".
Among his best known works are "Trouble in ParadiseDesign for LivingNinotchkaThe Shop Around the CornerTo Be or Not to Be" and "Heaven Can Wait".
In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
Asal Badiee
Asal Badiee( May 9, 1977 – April 1, 2013) was an Iranian actress.
She started her cinema career with the film" To Be or Not to Be", a product of Kianoosh Ayari.
The main subject of film was about organ donation; a task which Badiee performed in her real life.

Question: Which film has the director died later, To Be Or Not To Be (1942 Film) or The Conquering Horde?
Answer: The Conquering Horde