The Brooksfilms production, released by and Columbia Pictures and produced by and Jonathan Sanger, reunited original stage stars and .
"The Producers," based on the Tony-winning musical of the same name, stars Lane as Max Bialystock and Broderick as Leo Bloom with as Roger De Bris, as Carmen Ghia, Uma Thurman as Ulla and as Franz Liebkind.
The original 1968 "The Producers" film about a conniving producer starred as producer Bialystock and as Bloom. Others in the cast included Kenneth Mars as Franz Liebkind, Ren茅e Taylor as Eva Braun, as Roger De Bris, Lee Meredith as Ulla and Andr茅as Voutsinas as Carmen Ghia. Mel Brooks won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for "The Producers," and Gene Wilder was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
