Peter Shoots Down the Bird
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]
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| Directed by | Géza von Cziffra |
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| Cinematography | Richard Angst |
| Edited by | Ingrid Wacker |
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| Distributed by | Neue Filmverleih |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
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It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Heinrich Weidemann.
Summary
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 Direktor 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 Marilyns Komplize
- Friedrich Schoenfelder as Toni Hartwig
- Bob Iller as Portier Blümli
- Herbert Weissbach as Herr 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"
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References
- . Reimer & Reimer p. 38
Bibliography
- Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4617-3186-3.
External links
- Peter Shoots Down the Bird on IMDb
- Peter Shoots Down the Bird is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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