06 Mar 1942
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
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Renée Poznanski Self - Historian
Charles Palant Self
Claude Bochuberg Self
Hanna Kamieniecki Self
Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac Self
Frida Wattenberg Self
Laurent Goldberg Self
Irma Mico Self
Anna Grinberg Self
Denis Pechanski Self
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