Maria Tura

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Maria Tura is a glamorous and quick-witted Polish stage actress and central character in the 1942 satirical film "To Be or Not to Be," known for her role in a theatrical troupe that outsmarts the Nazis.

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Maria Tura canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
alignment anti-fascist
appearsIn To Be or Not to Be
artForm theatre
associatedWith Warsaw theatre troupe
characteristic glamorous
quick-witted
conflictWith Nazi authorities
countryOfCitizenship Poland
creator Edwin Justus Mayer
Ernst Lubitsch
fictionalEthnicity Polish
fictionalUniverse To Be or Not to Be (1942 film universe)
linked to: To Be or Not to Be
firstAppearance To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)
linked to: To Be or Not to Be
genre comedy
satire
languageOfWork English
medium film
memberOf Polish theatrical troupe
narrativeFunction resists Nazis through performance
narrativeGenre satirical war comedy
narrativeRoleType protagonist
nationality Polish
notableFor blending comedy with espionage activities
outsmarting Nazis using theatre
notableScene uses Hamlet soliloquy performance as plot device
notableTrait charm
courage
resourcefulness
occupation stage actress
theatre actress
portrayedBy Carole Lombard
professionInStory leading lady of Warsaw theatre company
relationship wife of Josef Tura
roleInNarrative central character
setting Nazi-occupied Poland
spouseInStory Josef Tura
storyLocation Warsaw
themeInvolvement anti-Nazi resistance
use of art as political weapon
timePeriodOfStory World War II
title Maria Tura
usesDisguise yes
usesPerformanceAsCover yes
workDate 1942 film

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Maria Tura title Maria Tura
Joseph Tura spouse Maria Tura
Joseph Tura romanticPartner Maria Tura
Joseph Tura worksWith Maria Tura