Product Information
What do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common.Product Identifiers
ProducerSidney Glazier
EAN5060049140711
eBay Product ID (ePID)30590797
Product Key Features
ActorDick Shawn, Kenneth Mars, Estelle Winwood, Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder
Film/TV TitleThe Producers
DirectorMel Brooks
LanguageEnglish
Run Time84 Mins
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
FeaturesSpecial Edition
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerJohn Morris
Production DesignerCharles Rosen
AwardsBest Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 1969 - Mel Brooks
Additional InformationWhat do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common? They're all part of Mel Brooks's wild and wacky first film, THE PRODUCERS. In this hysterical farce, rapacious but lovable producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) hasn't had a hit in years and resorts to fulfilling sexually crazed little old ladies' fantasies for extra cash. But when he meets his new meek, neurotic accountant, Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), the two accidentally come up with a plot to oversell shares in a sure-fire flop musical and make off with the profits. The plan sends the new partners-in-crime on a search for the worst play ever: SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER, written by an ex-Nazi (Kenneth Mars) whose only friends are the filthy city pigeons he keeps on his roof. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Inspired, manic performances by all involved, along with Brooks's lively direction--which affectionately alludes to such MGM Golden Age musicals as SINGIN' IN THE RAIN--make THE PRODUCERS both referential and highly original as it moves along swiftly to the ultimate musical climax.
ScreenwriterMel Brooks
EditorRalph Rosenblum
Movie/TV TitleThe Producers