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hysterics, arrives at Max's office to audit his accounts and discovers a $ 2,000 discrepancy in the accounts of Max's last play. Max persuades Leo to hide the fraud, and Leo realizes that, since a flop is expected to lose money, the
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2726:from the original on April 27, 2013
2359:"Radio Times". 24–30 November 2001.
2196:"The Playboy Interview: Mel Brooks"
2056:"The Playboy Interview: Mel Brooks"
1893:Champlin, Charles (March 8, 1968).
1808:Gonshak, Henry (October 16, 2015).
832:. De Bris was instead portrayed by
541:as Foreman of the jury (uncredited)
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244:. The film is about a con artist
3670:Cross-dressing in American films
3655:LGBTQ-related black comedy films
3199:Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2872:"The Producers (1968): Business"
2692:from the original on 1 July 2022
2549:Kael, Pauline (March 16, 1968).
2524:. Crown Publishers Inc. p.
1956:Shute, Nancy (August 12, 2001).
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2716:"Great Movie: The Producers"
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1406:AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs
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2788:"America's Funniest Movies"
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2501:February 2,
2450:February 2,
2145:"Interview"
2021:Vanity Fair
1526:Jojo Rabbit
1510:Film portal
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1304:Zero Mostel
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428:Zero Mostel
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115:John Morris
79:Gene Wilder
74:Zero Mostel
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3504:Categories
3477:Characters
3148:Spaceballs
3059:Mel Brooks
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2681:Metacritic
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2154:2020-04-06
2129:2020-04-06
1942:2020-05-08
1620:August 13,
1564:References
1369:Nominated
1351:Nominated
1321:Nominated
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1273:Nominated
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1098:Danny Kaye
989:Pittsburgh
854:Dick Shawn
775:Harpo Marx
644:60 Minutes
615:The title
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568:Elsie Kirk
557:The Ladies
545:Mel Brooks
518:Josip Elic
440:Dick Shawn
419:See also:
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238:Dick Shawn
226:Mel Brooks
200:Box office
171:88 minutes
154:1968-03-18
143:1967-11-22
84:Dick Shawn
52:Mel Brooks
49:Written by
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930:burlesque
843:graduate
808:Eva Braun
694:Mussolini
574:Mary Love
562:Anne Ives
539:Bill Macy
474:Eva Braun
262:cult film
219:satirical
205:(Rentals)
195:$ 941,000
101:Edited by
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