Die Christel von der Post
# 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
* Wulf Rittscher [de] as Klewinski, general direktor
* Hans Schwarz Jr. as Franz, valet
* Erna Haffner [de]
* Bruno W. Pantel [de] as Otto
* Carl Wery as Egon Hanke, police detective
* Rias Tanzorchester [de] as themselves

## Soundtrack

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