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One, Two, Three
1961
Billy Wilder's Cold War satire, derived from an energetic Molnar comedy the director had seen in 1929, probably owes as much to NINOTCHKA, perhaps the best known film of his idol Ernst Lubitsch. It stars James Cagney as C.J. MacNamara, a Coca-Cola executive who comes to West Berlin to promote the sugary brew on the other side .. Read more
| Starring | James Cagney, Arlene Francis, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin |
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| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Genres | Comedy |
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One, Two, Three
Billy Wilder's Cold War satire, derived from an energetic Molnar comedy the director had seen in 1929, probably owes as much to NINOTCHKA, perhaps the best known film of his idol Ernst Lubitsch. It stars James Cagney as C.J. MacNamara, a Coca-Cola executive who comes to West Berlin to promote the sugary brew on the other side of the Iron Curtain, hoping, in the process, to be promoted to the post of director of West European operations. He soon learns that his real job is babysitting his boss's 17-year-old daughter Scarlett (Pamela Tiffin), who has secretly married volatile Communist Otto Piffl (Horst Bucholz) during her soujourn. By the time McNamara learns this small detail, his boss (Howard St. John) is about to arrive in Berlin. After he gets Piffl arrested by the East German police, who torture him by forcing him to listen to "Itsy-Bitsy-Teeny-Weeny Yellow Polka-dot Bikini" repeatedly, C.J. finds out that Scarlett is pregnant, and realises he has only twelve hours to get Piffl released and turn him into an acceptable son-in-law for his boss. Wilder's anarchic satire targets Communism, Coca-Cola, rock n' roll, bureaucratic inefficiency, teenage lust, middle-aged lust, and everything else which wanders into range in this briskly paced farce, which features a vigorous James Cagney in his last leading screen role.
| Starring | James Cagney, Arlene Francis, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Leon Askin, Lilo Pulver |
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| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1961 To Rent: DVD: 07 Jun 2004 |
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Back to Ninotchka territory, but this time the tone is that of a wild farce which achieves fine momentum in stretches but also flags a lot in between, teetering the while on the edge of taste.
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Jimmy Cagney ...
Jimmy Cagney transforms an evil communist into an avaricious capitalist - maybe Derek Hatton would act in a remake. This is ace.
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A real surprise
I don't know where I saw this film mentioned, I wasn't at all sure that I was going to enjoy it, but it was funny and very politically astute, even by ... read more »
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One of Wilder's best
One of the best comedies. Great pace, great performances, great script. For the more educated viewer as requires knowledge of the political status quo of pre-... read more »
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Brilliant!
Fast paced snappy fun from Cagney in the lead role. The sterotypes portrayed are still as pertinent today. Script is very funny. Brilliant feel good viewing for... read more »
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One, Two, Three
Billy Wilder's Cold War satire, derived from an energetic Molnar comedy the director had seen in 1929, probably owes as much to NINOTCHKA, perhaps the best known film of his idol Ernst Lubitsch. It stars James Cagney as C.J. MacNamara, a Coca-Cola executive who comes to West Berlin to promote the ...
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