The Bird Seller (German: Der Vogelhändler) is a 1962 West German historical musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Cornelia Froboess, Peter Weck and Albert Rueprecht.[1]

The Bird Seller
The Kessler Sisters perform in a scene from the film
German	Der Vogelhändler
Directed by	Géza von Cziffra
Written by	Géza von Cziffra Ludwig Held [de] (libretto) Moritz West [de] (libretto)
Produced by	Kurt Hartmann Eberhard Meichsner
Starring	Cornelia Froboess Peter Weck Albert Rueprecht
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Werner Preuss
Music by	Hagen Galatis Carl Zeller (operetta)
Production company	Divina Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	3 August 1962 (1962-08-03)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It is an operetta film, based on the stage work of the same title by Carl Zeller. Several other film adaptations have also been made.

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and at Linderhof Palace in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer.

Cast

• Cornelia Froboess as Christel
• Peter Weck as Count Stanislaus
• Albert Rueprecht as Vogelhändler Adam
• Maria Sebaldt as Kurfürstin Marie-Luise
• Ruth Stephan as Kammerzofe Melanie
• Anita Höfer as Jette Speck
• Rudolf Vogel as Count Weps
• Georg Thomalla as Kurfürst August
• Oskar Sima as Bürgermeister Speck
• Rudolf Platte as Baron von Weckerli
• Alice Kessler as Colin Sisters
• Ellen Kessler as Colin Sisters
• Franz-Otto Krüger as Commissar
• Bruno W. Pantel as Bruno
• Ewald Wenck as Josef

See also

• The Bird Seller (1935 film)
• Roses in Tyrol (1940)
• The Bird Seller (1953 film)
• Die Christel von der Post (1956)

References

External links

• The Bird Seller at IMDb

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