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User Rating:
7.9/10   6,436 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ferenc Molnár (play)
Billy Wilder (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
15 December 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Billy Wilder's Explosive New Comedy
Plot:
Comedy about Coca-Cola's man in West Berlin, who may be fired if he can't keep his American boss's daughter from marrying a Communist. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Where I come from, everyone hates the Yankees! more (101 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

James Cagney ... C.R. MacNamara
Horst Buchholz ... Otto Ludwig Piffl
Pamela Tiffin ... Scarlett Hazeltine

Arlene Francis ... Phyllis MacNamara
Howard St. John ... Wendell P. Hazeltine
Hanns Lothar ... Schlemmer

Leon Askin ... Peripetchikoff
Ralf Wolter ... Borodenko
Karl Lieffen ... Fritz (chauffeur)
Hubert von Meyerinck ... Count von Droste Schattenburg
Loïs Bolton ... Melanie Hazeltine (as Lois Bolton)
Peter Capell ... Mishkin
Til Kiwe ... Reporter
Henning Schlüter ... Dr. Bauer
Karl Ludwig Lindt ... Zeidlitz
Liselotte Pulver ... Fräulein Ingeborg (as Lilo Pulver)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christine Allen ... Cindy MacNamara (uncredited)
John Allen ... Tommy MacNamara (uncredited)
Ivan Arnold ... MP corporal (uncredited)
Klaus Becker ... East German policeman (uncredited)
Paul Bös ... Krause (uncredited)
Max Buchsbaum ... Tailor (uncredited)
Werner Buttler ... East German policeman (uncredited)

Red Buttons ... MP sergeant (uncredited)
Jacques Chevalier ... Pierre (navigator) (uncredited)
Ingrid DeToro ... Stewardess (uncredited)
Siegfrid Dornbusch ... East German policeman (uncredited)
Otto Friebel ... Interrogator (uncredited)
Werner Hessenland ... Shoeman (uncredited)
Friedrich Hollaender ... Conductor at Grand Hotel (uncredited)
Rose Renée Roth ... Berta (uncredited)
Sig Ruman ... Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
Helmut Schmid ... East German policeman (uncredited)
Abi von Hasse ... Jeweler (uncredited)
Jaspar von Oertzen ... Haberdasher (uncredited)
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Directed by
Billy Wilder 
 
Writing credits
Ferenc Molnár (play "Egy, kettö, három") (as Ferenc Molnar)

Billy Wilder (screenplay) and
I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay)

Produced by
I.A.L. Diamond .... associate producer
Doane Harrison .... associate producer
Billy Wilder .... producer
 
Original Music by
André Previn (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp 
 
Film Editing by
Daniel Mandell 
 
Production Design by
Robert Stratil 
Heinrich Weidemann 
 
Art Direction by
Alexandre Trauner  (as Alexander Trauner)
 
Production Management
William A. Calihan Jr. .... production manager (as William Calihan)
Werner Fischer .... production manager
Conrad von Molo .... production supervisor (as Conrad Von Molo)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Pevsner .... assistant director
André Smagghe .... second unit director
 
Sound Department
Basil Fenton-Smith .... sound
Del Harris .... sound effects editor
John Brommage .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Milt Rice .... special effects
 
Music Department
Richard Carruth .... music editor
André Previn .... conductor
André Previn .... music adaptor
 
Other crew
May Wale Brown .... continuity (as May Wale)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Eins, zwei, drei (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Ahat, Shtaim, Shalosh (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Bir, iki, üç (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cupido Não Tem Bandeira (Brazil) [pt]
Egy, kettö, három (Hungary) [hu]
En, to, tre og et lillebitte hop (Denmark) [da]
Ena... dyo... tria (Greece) [el]
Ett, två, tre (Sweden) [sv]
Um, Dois, Três (Portugal) [pt]
Un, deux, trois (France) [fr]
Uno, dos, tres (Spain) [es]
Uno, due, tre! (Italy) [it]
Yks', kaks', kolme (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
115 min | Finland:108 min (1962) (banned version) | Canada:108 min (Ontario) | UK:108 min
Country:
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-12 (1986) | Finland:(Banned) (1962) (1966) (1969) | USA:Approved (PCA #20106) | UK:U | Australia:G | Sweden:11 | West Germany:6

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
To cause problems for Otto Piffl (Horst Buchholz), James Cagney gives him a cuckoo clock that plays "Yankee Doodle Dandy" causing Buchholz to get arrested by the East Germany police. Jimmy Cagney played the lead role in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), the story of George M. Cohan, the composer of "Yankee Doodle Dandy." more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the Grand Hotel Potemkin sequence showing the crossed Soviet and East German flags, the East German flag is upside down (black stripe should be on the top); maybe this was a deliberate error on the part of the filmmakers. more
Quotes:
C.R. MacNamara: Schlemmer you're back in the SS, small salary! more
Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini more

FAQ

What does Cagney say about alligator shoes offered as possible executive attire for young Horst?
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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Where I come from, everyone hates the Yankees!, 5 July 2002
Author: (ajdagreat) from USA

Just watched Billy Wilder's "One, Two, Three." I had heard how hilarious it was, and I was definitely not disappointed. It's a very funny political comedy that feels like one of those screwball comedies from the 1930's or 1940's. I really enjoyed all the one-liners and great performances from...well, everyone! Maybe there are a few too many coincidences in the movie, but if I have to suspend my disbelief a little bit so that everything can work out neatly in the end, so be it! "One, Two, Three" is not a lesser movie because of it.

I've heard some people complain about this movie because Cagney yells a lot. Come on, people? Is that the best you can do? He yells a lot? Well, boo hoo, I don't wanna see the movie now. If you're the kind of person who can't accept that James Cagney plays the type of aggressive executive who yells most of his lines, then don't see this movie. In fact, if that's true of you, you don't deserve this movie. "One, Two, Three" is too good for you.

For the people who don't have single-digit IQ's, see this movie for some big laughs. Russki go home!

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