Peter Shoots Down the Bird
| Peter Shoots Down the Bird | |
|---|---|
| German | Peter schießt den Vogel ab |
| Directed by | Géza von Cziffra |
| Written by | Gustav Kampendonk Géza von Cziffra |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner Horst Wendlandt |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Richard Angst |
| Edited by | Ingrid Wacker |
| Music by | Kurt Feltz Heinz Gietz |
Production companies | CCC Film Alfa Film |
| Distributed by | Neue Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Languages | German French English |
Peter Shoots Down the Bird (German: Peter schießt den Vogel ab) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Germaine Damar and Maria Sebaldt.[1]
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Heinrich Weidemann.
Plot[]
The porter at a hotel has ambitions to travel the world, and so quits his jobs and travels to a ski resort, trying to pass himself off as a wealthy cattle baron to impress a woman.
Cast[]
- Peter Alexander as Peter Schatz
- Germaine Damar as Renate Hartwig
- Maria Sebaldt as Marilyn
- Oskar Sima as Director Wilfried Adler
- Ernst Waldow as General Bumm
- Agnes Windeck as Rose
- Anneliese Würtz as Marie
- Edith Hancke as Fräulein Lehmann
- Jo Herbst as Dr. Klaus Maria Weichholz
- Axel Monjé as Marilyn's accomplice
- Friedrich Schoenfelder as Toni Hartwig
- Bob Iller as Portier Blümli
- Herbert Weissbach as Mr. Pieps
- Hans W. Hamacher as Lawyer Hammel
- Christine von Trümbach
- Ruth Stephan as Mathilde Hütchen
Soundtrack[]
- Peter Alexander - "Ins weiße Wolkenschlößchen"
- Peter Alexander - "Hol den Peter"
- Peter Alexander - "Piccolo-Ponny"
- Peter Alexander - "Torero der Liebe"
References[]
- ^ Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ISBN 0810876116.
External links[]
- Peter Shoots Down the Bird at IMDb
- Peter Shoots Down the Bird is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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Categories:
- 1959 films
- 1959 musical comedy films
- German musical comedy films
- West German films
- German-language films
- English-language films
- French-language films
- Films set in hotels
- Films set in the Alps
- Skiing films
- Films directed by Géza von Cziffra
- Films shot at Spandau Studios
- 1950s German film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs