The Producers (1967)

Down and out producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel), who was once the toast of Broadway, trades sexual favors with old ladies for cash contributions. Max's new accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), offhandedly muses that if Max found investors for a new production that turned into a flop, he could legally keep all the extra money. The duo begins to put together the worst play possible, titled "Springtime for Hitler", with a terrible director and a hippie-freak star.   

Each time I've watched it - and I've watched it many times - Mel Brooks' The Producers has felt horribly pertinent to the present moment. - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Hilarious and irreverent, Brooks' first film has the good fortune to be graced with the comic genius of Mostel, Wilder, and Shawn. - Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle