''Turtledove General Delivery'' (german: Postlagernd Turteltaube) is a 1952 West German
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Gerhard T. Buchholz
Gerhard T. Buchholz (1 January 1898 – 30 November 1970) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for more than 20 films between 1937 and 1963. He was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. ...
and starring
Horst Niendorf
Horst Hermann Heinrich Niendorf (28 June 1926 – 17 June 1999) was a German actor and voice actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1951 to 1996.
Selected filmography
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1926 births
1999 deaths
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,
Barbara Rütting
Barbara Rütting (21 November 1927 – 28 March 2020)Heinz Schacht.Bock & Bergfelder p. 305 The title is a reference to the
Poste restante
''Poste restante'' (, "remainder post"), also known as general delivery in North American English, is a service where the post office holds the mail until the recipient calls for it. It is a common destination for mail for people who are visiting ...
mail service, which is used as a contract point by the film's characters. The film portrays a number of residents of
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
who decide to escape to the West.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.