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).
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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)