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The franchise spans three major iterations, each maintaining the core plot of a washed-up producer and a nervous accountant trying to produce the worst play ever written: Springtime for Hitler .
: Mel Brooks' directorial debut starring Zero Mostel as Max Bialystock and Gene Wilder as Leo Bloom. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The Producers
: Adapted by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, this version became a massive cultural phenomenon. It holds the record for the most Tony Awards won by a single production (12 wins). The franchise spans three major iterations, each maintaining