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Billy Wilder's Explosive New Comedy
Billy Wilder's Explosive New Comedy
Comedy, Family - 1961
7.9
91%
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C.R. MacNamara will do anything to get a promotion within the Coca-Cola company, including looking after boss W.P. Hazeltine's rebellious teenage daughter, Scarlett. When Scarlett visits Berlin, where C.R. is stationed, she reveals that she is married to a communist named Otto Piffl -- and C.R. recognizes that Otto's anti-establishment stance will clash with his boss's own political views, possibly jeopardizing his promotion.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
15 Dec 1961
Country:
US
Languages:
German, English, Russian
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$4,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 8 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It is one with which you can laugh -- with its own impudence toward foreign crises -- while laughing at its rowdy spinning jokes.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
One, Two, Three celebrates as it satirizes American cultural imperialism.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
10 Jan 2006
fresh:
Marvellous one-liners, of course, and Cagney, spitting out his lines with machine-gun rapidity...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
The pace is blistering, and Wilder's deep-seated hatred of Germans has never been put to more comic use.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
15 Aug 2007
fresh:
The screenplay, based on a one-act play by Ferenc Molnar, is outstanding.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
15 Aug 2007
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