The Producers
The original 1968 film version of The Producers was writer/director Mel Brooks' first attempt behind the camera. He also won an Academy Award for the script, which tells the story of a Broadway has-been who, along with his formerly squeaky clean accountant (Gene Wilder), attempts to stage the worst musical in history so that it will bomb and they can keep the investment money.
Fast Facts
- Original film release: 1968
- Musical: 2001
- Film musical: 2005
- Gene Wilder scored his first and only Academy Award nomination as an actor for the original film
- Broadway musical won three Tony Awards
Adaptations
The original film was adapted into one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever, which was in turn adapted into a 2005 musical film remake. Matthew Broderick played the straight-laced accountant alongside Nathan Lane's corrupt producer in both the musical and its accompanying film version.
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