THE PRODUCERS (1967) w/ THE CRITIC (1963)

Special Features: 4K Restoration

Long before “The Producers” became a Tony Award®–winning Broadway musical sensation, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel starred in Mel Brooks’ original outrageous farce that won him the Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay. Down-on-his-luck theatrical impresario Max Bialystock (Mostel), reduced to romancing wealthy older ladies to fund his decreasingly successful plays, teams up with clever accountant Leo Bloom (Wilder), and together they devise a plan to extract a big payday from a surefire flop: “Springtime for Hitler.” DIR/SCR Mel Brooks; PROD Sidney Glazier. U.S., 1967, color, 88 min. RATED PG

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THE CRITIC (1963)
An old man (Mel Brooks), puzzled by the abstract animated short film screening before the feature he came to see, airs his opinions for all to hear in this winner of the Academy Award® for Best Short Subject in 1964. DIR Ernest Pintoff; U.S., 1963, color, 4 min. NOT RATED

Run Time: 88 Minutes

Opening Date: Saturday, August 04, 2018

Genre: Comedy

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