The Producers

The Producers (2005)

New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste...

Genres

Comedy Crime Musical

Countries

United States

Director

Susan Stroman

Writers

Mel Brooks Thomas Meehan

Producers

Amy Herman Jonathan Sanger Mel Brooks

Composer

Glen Kelly

Cinematographers

John Bailey Charles Minsky

Editor

Steven Weisberg

Production

Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures Brooksfilms

Starring

Nathan Lane Matthew Broderick Uma Thurman Will Ferrell Gary Beach Roger Bart Eileen Essell Michael McKean David Huddleston Debra Monk Andrea Martin Jon Lovitz Bryn Dowling Meg Gillentine Kevin Ligon Ray Wills Marilyn Sokol Brad Oscar Tory Ross Brent Barrett Peter Bartlett Jim Borstelmann Kathy Fitzgerald Jai Rodriguez Jason Antoon Jonathan Freeman John Barrowman Fred Applegate Jerry Richardson Timothy Shew

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