One, Two, Three
1961 film by Billy Wilder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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One, Two, Three is a 1961 American political comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, and written by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. It is based on the 1929 Hungarian one-act play Egy, kettő, három by Ferenc Molnár, with a "plot borrowed partly from" Ninotchka, a 1939 film co-written by Wilder.[4][5] The film stars James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis, Leon Askin and Howard St. John.[6] It would be Cagney's last film appearance until Ragtime in 1981, 20 years later.[7][8]
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Directed by | Billy Wilder |
Screenplay by | I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder |
Based on | Egy, kettő, három by Ferenc Molnár |
Produced by | Billy Wilder |
Starring | James Cagney Horst Buchholz Pamela Tiffin Arlene Francis |
Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
Music by | André Previn |
Production companies | The Mirisch Company Pyramid Productions, A. G. |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $3 million[2] or $2 million[3] |
Box office | $4 million[2] |
The film is primarily set in West Berlin during the Cold War, but before the construction of the Berlin Wall, and politics is predominant in the premise.[9] The film is known for its quick pace.[10]