One, Two, Three (1961)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.9/10   

Director:

Billy Wilder

Escritores:

Ferenc Molnár (play)
Billy Wilder (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

15 diciembre 1961 (USA)

Género:

Comedia

Frase comercial:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Berlin | Coca Cola | Communist | Germany | Monocle

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Perfect, Hysterical Madcap Comedy

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Uno, dos, tres (Spain) [es]

Duración:

115 min | Finland:108 min (1962) (banned version) | Canada:108 min (Ontario) | UK:108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Alemán | Ruso

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

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

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Compañía:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivialidades:

At the "Grand Hotel Potemkin", the band plays the song "Yes, We Have No Bananas" (in German of course). This song is used in Billy Wilder's previous film, Sabrina (1954)

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: In the shots from the west side of the Brandenburg Gate, a sign is shown reading: "ACHTUNG! YOU ARE NOW LEAVING WEST BERLIN." No such sign, in mixed German and English, was ever posted in Berlin. The signs advising that one was leaving or entering one of the four sectors of the divided city were all written in four languages: German, English, French and Russian. Apart from its factual inaccuracy, it would make no sense to post a sign written partially in one language and partially in another.

Citas:

C.R. MacNamara: Schlemmer you're back in the SS, small salary!

Conexiones de Película:

References "Gunsmoke" (1955)

Banda de Sonido:

Sabre Dance

Perfect, Hysterical Madcap Comedy

C.R. MacNamara (James Cagney), a soft drink executive stationed in West Berlin with his wife (Arlene Francis) and two kids, is given the task of looking after his boss' wild daughter, Scarlett (Pamela Tiffin), who flies in for a visit. But when Scarlett runs off and marries a young Communist named Otto (Horst Buchholz)---and with MacNamara's boss flying in to West Berlin in a matter of hours---MacNamara has to race against the clock to turn Scarlett's rebellious new husband into the perfect son-in-law, or risk losing his job....

Billy Wilder's "One Two Three" is one of the greatest comedy films ever made. This wonderfully zany 1961 gem is a lightning-paced, hysterical farce (and with it's classic instrumental theme of "The Sabre Dance," you know you're in for a rollicking, rapid-fire comedy). Based on a French play, much of the movie plays out like a stage comedy, as Wilder simply turns his camera on the actors and lets them do their thing. The entire cast is simply superb, their comic timing perfect. James Cagney gives one of his all-time greatest performances as C.R. MacNamara. In almost every scene, with the bulk of the script on his shoulders, Cagney is sharp, quick on the draw, and just plain hilarious as the bewildered executive. Arlene Francis lends fine comic support as Cagney's sarcastic wife, Horst Buchholz is very funny & perfectly cast as the rebellious Otto, and the gorgeous Pamela Tiffin is simply a riot as the hot-blodded, dim-witted Scarlett. But ALL the actors in this movie are funny & terrific. Billy Wilder's direction is marvelous, and his script co-written with I.A.L. Diamond is clever and hilarious.

Some may find the quick pace of "One Two Three" a little exhausting, as the movie's energy level remains high from beginning to end, rarely stopping for air, but it works for me. This movie is pure farce, plain and simple. It makes no apologies for what it is, and it's goal is to make you laugh loudly. "One Two Three" is one of the most hysterical movies I've ever seen in my life, and it never fails to give me bellylaughs. Thank you Billy, Jimmy, and all the rest for this magnificent comedy gem.