Die Christel von der Post

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).

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
 * as Klewinski, general direktor
 * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Franz, valet
 * as Otto
 * Carl Wery as Egon Hanke, police detective
 * as themselves
 * as themselves

Soundtrack

 * "Das will der Papa nicht verstehn (Musik von heute)" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by )
 * "Das ist typisch italienisch" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by Hans Bradtke)
 * "Schreib es mir tausendmal" (Music by Werner Müller, lyrics by Hans Bradtke)