The Three from the Filling Station (1955 film)
The Three from the Filling Station (German: Die Drei von der Tankstelle) is a 1955 West German musical film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Adrian Hoven, Walter Müller and Walter Giller. After losing their money, three young men go to work at a filling station where they all fall in love with the same woman.
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| Directed by | Hans Wolff |
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| Written by | Gustav Kampendonk |
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| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Willi Sohm |
| Edited by | Hermann Leitner |
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| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
Release date | 22 December 1955 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film is a remake of the 1930 UFA film The Three from the Filling Station. It was one of a series of remakes made during the 1950s of major hits during the Weimar and Nazi eras.
A separate French-language remake The Road to Paradise was released in 1956.[1]
Cast
- Adrian Hoven as Peter
- Walter Müller as Robert
- Walter Giller as Fritz
- Germaine Damar as Gaby Kossmann
- Willy Fritsch as Konsul Willy Kossmann
- Claude Farell as Irene von Turoff
- Oskar Sima as Dr. Calmus
- Wolfgang Neuss as Prokurist Bügel
- Hans Moser as Autofahrer
- Rudolf Vogel as Gerichtsvollzieher
- Hilde Hildebrand as Handleserin
- Fritz Imhoff as Chef der Kaufhaus A.G.
- Alexa von Porembsky as Sekretärin
- Oscar Sabo as Zigarettenhändler
- Carl Hinrichs as Bäcker
- Rolf Olsen as Bauer
- Hans Schwarz as Automechaniker
- Friedl Hardt as Frau bei der Autoreparatur
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 129
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
- The Three from the Filling Station on IMDb
- The Three from the Filling Station is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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