The Producers Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Two-time Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick return to their celebrated roles as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, a scheming theatrical producer and his mousy CPA who hit upon the perfect plan to embezzle a fortune: raise far more money than you need to produce a sure-fire Broadway flop and then (since no one will expect anything back), Max and Leo can pocket the difference. To do this, they need the ultimate bad play, which they find in the musical "Springtime for Hitler". Their plans come to naught and the duo are taken completely by surprise when their new production is hailed as a toast-of-the-town hit. Uma Thurman stars as Ulla, the Swedish secretary/slash/receptionist and would-be showgirl, and Will Ferrell brings his spot-on comic talents to the role of Franz Liebkind, the neo-Nazi playwright (and pigeon fancier) responsible for penning the "worst play ever written."

Comedy Drama Musical Remake

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  Nathan Lane

  Cut Off, Spellbound

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  Matthew Broderick

  No Hard Feelings, Bee Movie

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  Uma Thurman

  Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair , The King of Kings

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  Will Ferrell

  Daddy's Home, Barbie

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  Roger Bart

  Midnight Meat Train, Trumbo

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  Jon Lovitz

  A Tooth Fairy Tale, Mother's Day

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  Gary Beach

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  Andrea Martin

  My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

• D
  Debra Monk

  One for the Money, Palindromes

• J
  John Barrowman

• G
  Gary Franco

• R
  Riley G. Matthews Jr

Who is making The Producers – Crew List

The film's writer Mel Brooks last penned Pizzaman.

Director

Susan Stroman

Screenwriters

Mel Brooks
Thomas Meehan

Producer

Mel Brooks

Production – What we know about the The Producers

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Key Facts

• Mel Brooks is bringing The Producers, one of the most honored musicals in the history of the American theater, to the motion picture screen as a sparkling, feature-length musical comedy. The record-breaking Tony Award-winning hit (based on Mel Brooks' seminal 1968 motion picture comedy) received 15 nominations and won a record-breaking 12 awards, including Best Musical, Best Director and Choreographer, and Best Actor.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

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