One, Two, Three (1961)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 44min
- Comedy
- 16 Dec 1961 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| James Cagney | ... |
C.R. MacNamara
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| Horst Buchholz | ... |
Otto Ludwig Piffl
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| Pamela Tiffin | ... |
Scarlett Hazeltine
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| Arlene Francis | ... |
Phyllis MacNamara
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| Liselotte Pulver | ... |
Fräulein Ingeborg
(as Lilo Pulver)
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| Howard St. John | ... |
Wendell P. Hazeltine
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Hanns Lothar | ... |
Schlemmer
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| Leon Askin | ... |
Peripetchikoff
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| Ralf Wolter | ... |
Borodenko
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Karl Lieffen | ... |
Fritz
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| Hubert von Meyerinck | ... |
Count von Droste Schattenburg
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Loïs Bolton | ... |
Melanie Hazeltine
(as Lois Bolton)
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| Peter Capell | ... |
Mishkin
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| Til Kiwe | ... |
Reporter
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| Henning Schlüter | ... |
Dr. Bauer
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Karl Ludwig Lindt | ... |
Zeidlitz
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| John Banner | ... |
Krause / Haberdrasher (voice)
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Christine Allen | ... |
Cindy MacNamara (uncredited)
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John Allen | ... |
Tommy MacNamara (uncredited)
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Ivan Arnold | ... |
MP Corporal (uncredited)
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Klaus Becker | ... |
East German Policeman (uncredited)
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Max Buchsbaum | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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Werner Buttler | ... |
East German Policeman (uncredited)
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| Red Buttons | ... |
MP Sergeant (uncredited)
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Paul Bös | ... |
Krause (uncredited)
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Jacques Chevalier | ... |
Pierre - Navigator (uncredited)
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Josef Coesfeld | ... |
Hairdresser (uncredited)
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Ingrid DeToro | ... |
Stewardess (uncredited)
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Siegfried Dornbusch | ... |
East German Policeman (uncredited)
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Gernot Duda | ... |
Suitcase Salesman (uncredited)
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Otto Friebel | ... |
Interrogator (uncredited)
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Werner Hessenland | ... |
Shoeman (uncredited)
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| Friedrich Hollaender | ... |
Conductor at Grand Hotel (uncredited)
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Rose Renée Roth | ... |
Berta (uncredited)
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| Sig Ruman | ... |
Count von Droste Schattenburg (uncredited) (voice)
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| Helmut Schmid | ... |
East German Policeman (uncredited)
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Abi von Hasse | ... |
Jeweler (uncredited)
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Jaspar von Oertzen | ... |
Haberdasher (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Billy Wilder | ||
Written by
| Billy Wilder | ... | (screenplay) and |
| I.A.L. Diamond | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ferenc Molnár | ... | (play "Egy, kettö, három") (as Ferenc Molnar) |
Produced by
| I.A.L. Diamond | ... | associate producer |
| Doane Harrison | ... | associate producer |
| Billy Wilder | ... | producer |
Music by
| André Previn | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Daniel L. Fapp | ... | director of photography |
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 |
| Thomas L. Miller | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Saul Bass | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Basil Fenton-Smith | ... | sound |
| Del Harris | ... | sound effects editor |
| John Brommage | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Milt Rice | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lothar Winkler | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Richard Carruth | ... | music editor |
| André Previn | ... | conductor / music adaptor |
Script and Continuity Department
| May Wale Brown | ... | script continuity (as May Wale) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1961) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- C.B. Films S.A. (1962) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1962) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (United Artists) (1962) (France) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1962) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965) (United States) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- United Pictures Finland (1987) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Action Gitanes (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (new 35mm print re-issue)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Swashbuckler Films (2010) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2020) (United States)
- Artaire Films (2020) (Spain) (VOD)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- The Mirisch Production Company (presents)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Berlin is the epitome of political and economic polarization. A microcosm of that polarization is the life of American C.R. MacNamara, known as Mac to his friends. He is Coca-Cola's head of West Berlin operations, although he feels he deserves to be Coca-Cola's head of European operations based in London. His wife Phyllis wants him to get a steady, stable job back in head office in Atlanta. His West Berlin staff is still used to treating him like their old master, the Führer. The one exception is his secretary Ingeborg, who is the latest in his long line of secretary mistresses. And he's working on a trade agreement of getting Coca-Cola into the Russian market. His life goes into a tailspin when he hosts Scarlett Hazeltine, 17-year-old spoiled partygirl daughter of his Atlanta-based boss, Wendell Hazeltine. Unlike most of the stops she's made on her European trip, Scarlett seems to like West Berlin and stays longer than expected. On the day that Mac learns that Mr. and Mrs. Hazeltine will be in Berlin in 24 hours to retrieve their daughter, he learns that Scarlett has married Otto Ludwig Piffl, a staunch East German Communist. Mac feels this marriage will ruin his career and does whatever he can to get rid of Otto for good and wipe any record of the marriage off the official books. But when Mac further learns that Scarlett is pregnant, he must get Otto back, which is more difficult than getting rid of his was, and to make him respectable in Mr. Hazeltine's eyes. Meanwhile, Phyllis has her own ideas of what is right and wrong in both Scarlett's and Mac's lives and takes appropriate action. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Billy Wilder's Explosive New Comedy See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $8,720,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film recorded a loss of $1.6 million. It didn't do well at either the U.S. or German box office because the story felt much more sinister in 1961 when the Berlin Wall was erected. See more » |
| Goofs | Schlemmer calls his former superior officer in the SS "Herr Oberleutnant". The SS had no rank of Oberleutnant nor did its members call each other Herr. Oberleutnant was a German Army rank. The corresponding SS rank was Obersturmführer. In the German (dubbed) version, Schlemmer correctly addresses him as "Obersturmführer". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Amérique, notre histoire (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sabre Dance See more » |
| Quotes |
Borodenko:
When will papers be ready? C.R. Macnamara: I'll put my secretary right to work on it. Mishkin: Your secretary? She's that blonde lady? C.R. Macnamara: That's the one. Peripetchikoff: [after conferring with the others] You will send papers to East Berlin with blonde lady in triplicate. C.R. Macnamara: You want the papers in triplicate, or the blonde in triplicate? Peripetchikoff: See what you can do. See more » |