Die Christel von der Post (1956)

Die Christel von der Post is a 1956 West German film directed by Karl Anton.

The film is also known as Der Vogelhaendler (German title in Belgium).

Plot summary

The title refers to the leading character, the post mistress Christel, in Carl Zeller's 1891 operetta Der Vogelhändler.

Cast

Gardy Granass as Christel Werner, post mistress

Hardy Krüger as Horst Arndt, assistant police detective

Claus Biederstaedt as Mecky Doppler

Paul Hörbiger as Ferdinand Brenneis, hotel owner

Hannelore Bollmann as Rita Hohenfeld

Gunther Philipp as Poldi Blaha

Carla Hagen as Ruth Bornemann, post mistress

Lotte Rausch as Ella Lenz, inn keeper

Ludwig Manfred Lommel as Prof. Hummel, botanist

Karl Hellmer as Pelzer, hotel porter

Stanislav Ledinek as Antonio, owner of a beer garden

Hilde von Stolz as Anni Klewinski

Oscar Sabo as Klabuschke

Wulf Rittscher as Klewinski, general direktor

Hans Schwarz Jr. as Franz, valet

Erna Haffner

Bruno W. Pantel as Otto

Carl Wery as Egon Hanke, police detective

Rias Tanzorchester as themselves

Soundtrack

"Das will der Papa nicht verstehn (Musik von heute)" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by Hans Bradtke)

"Das ist typisch italienisch" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by Hans Bradtke)

"Schreib es mir tausendmal" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by Hans Bradtke)

See also

The Bird Seller (1935)

Roses in Tyrol (1940)

The Bird Seller (1953)

The Bird Seller (1962)

References

External links

Die Christel von der Post at IMDb

Die Christel von der Post is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

"Schreib es mir tausendmal" on YouTube, Claus Biederstaedt, Gardy Granass