Die Christel von der Post

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

Die Christel von der Post
Directed by	Karl Anton
Written by	Franz Marischka
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich[1]
Cinematography	Willi Sohm[1]
Edited by	Annemarie Rokoss[1]
Music by	Werner Müller
Production company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	1956 (1956)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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 [de] as Klewinski, general direktor
• Hans Schwarz Jr. as Franz, valet
• Erna Haffner [de]
• Bruno W. Pantel [de] as Otto
• Carl Wery as Egon Hanke, police detective
• Rias Tanzorchester [de] as themselves

Soundtrack

• "Das will der Papa nicht verstehn (Musik von heute)" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by Hans Bradtke [de])^[1]
• "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)