''The Three from the Filling Station'' (german: Die Drei von der Tankstelle) is a 1955

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directed by Hans Wolff and starring

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, Walter Müller and

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. It was shot at the

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and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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. The film is a remake of the 1930

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film '' The Three from the Filling Station''. It was one of a series of remakes made during the 1950s of major hits during the Weimar and Nazi eras. A separate French-language remake ''

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'' was released in 1956.Bock & Bergfelder p. 129

Synopsis

After losing their money, three young men go to work at a

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where they all fall in love with the same woman.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* * 1955 films 1955 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films set in Berlin Remakes of German films Films directed by Hans Wolff German multilingual films 1950s multilingual films 1950s German films Films shot in Berlin Films shot at Tempelhof Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub