One, Two, Three
1961, Comedy, 1h 48m
22 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three is an uproarious Cold War satire, offering devastating critiques of both factions with an effortless touch and a powerhouse performance from James Cagney. Read critic reviews
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C.R. MacNamara
Scarlett Hazeltine
Otto Ludwig Piffl
Phyllis MacNamara
Fräulein Ingeborg
Wendell P. Hazeltine
Critic Reviews for One, Two, Three
All Critics (22) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (2)
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Past the manic frenzy of the screwball comedy are many sly nods to the frosty Cold War relations between the East and the West.
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The screenplay, based on a one-act play by Ferenc Molnar, is outstanding.
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The pace is blistering, and Wilder's deep-seated hatred of Germans has never been put to more comic use.
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Marvellous one-liners, of course, and Cagney, spitting out his lines with machine-gun rapidity...
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One, Two, Three celebrates as it satirizes American cultural imperialism.
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It is one with which you can laugh -- with its own impudence toward foreign crises -- while laughing at its rowdy spinning jokes.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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Past the manic frenzy of the screwball comedy are many sly nods to the frosty Cold War relations between the East and the West.
June 28, 2019 | Full Review… -
The screenplay, based on a one-act play by Ferenc Molnar, is outstanding.
August 15, 2007 | Full Review… -
The pace is blistering, and Wilder's deep-seated hatred of Germans has never been put to more comic use.
August 15, 2007 | Full Review… -
Marvellous one-liners, of course, and Cagney, spitting out his lines with machine-gun rapidity...
January 26, 2006 | Full Review… -
A unique time capsule in several regards, One, Two, Three is otherwise all fizz -- a dated farce, especially in comparison to Wilder's all-time greats.
September 9, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
Wilder turns both the capitalist and communist systems into caricatures and isn't sparse. [Full Review in Spanish]
October 8, 2019 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for One, Two, Three
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Feb 24, 2018A capitalist cola executive in cold war Berlin faces hardship from communists, headstrong youth, as well as ex-Nazi trained staffing. James Cagney, a diminutive man in fact, but one of the nearly forgotten (shame!) giants of the screen proves it so and then some with a tour-de-force performance as he singlehandedly wrangles Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond's witty assault on so-called dollar diplomacy down to the ground and makes it go "uncle!" and is the sole reason to seek this ignored gem out. Excellent.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Mar 26, 2013"One, Two, Three" is a total madhouse of a film, featuring a lightning-like pace, pervasive usage of Aram Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" to give it its energy and a performance from James Cagney in which he is usually uttering no less than three words a second. While not a great film at all, it's funny and off-the-wall and very entertaining.Stephen E Super Reviewer
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Aug 14, 2011What a somewhat dated (naturally) look at capitalists v communists! A satirical Cold War blitz-kreig set in West Berlin starring the wonderful Jimmy Cagney as an Anerican executive for the Coca-Cola executive! Screen adaptation of a play by Ferenc Molnr. Truly light-hearted fare poking fun at the ideological differences that led to the building of the Berlin War which used to separate East and West Germany.Teresa S Super Reviewer
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Oct 06, 2010The great James Cagney is a laugh riot in this hilariously zany classic, beautifully directed by Billy Wilder. About a Coca-Cola executive stationed in West Berlin during the Cold War, who does a favor for his boss, by looking after his visiting daughter played delightfully by Pamela Triffin. But when he learns that she has gone and secretly married a fierce young communist played wonderfully by Horst Buchholz and that his boss will be arriving in 24 hours to pick her up, he must come up with a plan, before all hell breaks loose. Fine supporting performances by Arlene Francis, Liselotte Pulver, Howard St. John, Hanns and Leon Askin. But this is Cagney's show all the way, and he is a absolute comic marvel and delivers one of the finest, funniest, and most breathlessly machine-gun-paced performances of his distinguished career. Cagney took a 20 year hiatus after appearing in "One, Two, Three" before returning to the big screen in 1981 for his final role in Milos Forman's Ragtime. Highly Recommended.Danny R Super Reviewer
One, Two, Three Quotes
| C.R. MacNamara: | Where's Scarlett? |
| Phyllis MacNamara: | Who knows? Gone with the wind. |
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