One, Two, Three

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Cast & Crew

James Cagney
C.R. MacNamara

Pamela Tiffin
Scarlett Hazeltine

Horst Bucholz
Otto Ludwig Piffl

Arlene Francis
Phyllis MacNamara

Liselotte Pulver
Fräulein Ingeborg

Howard St. John
Wendell P. Hazeltine

Hanns Lothar
Schlemmer

Loïs Bolton
Melanie Hazeltine

Leon Askin
Peripetchikoff

Red Buttons
MP Sergeant

Billy Wilder
Director

Billy Wilder
Producer

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Audience Reviews for One, Two, Three

• Feb 24, 2018

  A 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
• 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
• Aug 14, 2011

  What 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
• Oct 06, 2010

  The 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