The Producers

About The Producers

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

The Producers (1968) is a comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. It runs 89 minutes and was released in March 1968.

The film is filed under cheating, broadway, scam, and playwright.

Zero Mostel stars as Max Bialystock, Gene Wilder as Leo Bloom, Dick Shawn as Lorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.), and Kenneth Mars as Franz Liebkind. The screenplay is by Mel Brooks. American members can watch it on Howdy Amazon Channel and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

American Beauty, The Art of Self-Defense, and To Be or Not to Be make useful companions to The Producers, all filed under dark comedy and satire. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 939 votes and it carries a PG rating.