Anyone with an appreciation for old movies (and who wants to see a beautiful
Adenauer cruising the streets of post-war, pre-wall Berlin) should revisit this old Billy Wilder comedy from 1961. A friend of mine was visiting in October from Austria and insisted I see this movie if only for the scenes of "old" Berlin.
It is available on Netflix instant queue, so you don't even need to search for the DVD.
It has remained surprisingly funny after all these years. Those with a long memory might note poking fun at several James Cagney (the star) references, including one of the most famous scene of 1931's "The Public Enemy", and another just after that when Red Buttons does an imitation of James Cagney. It has to be one of the first movies made with strong product placement (Coca-Cola) and one of the last movies made in B&W.
Might offend some with socialist or communist leanings; and might offend some Germans, (my friend from Salzburg says, only those Germans from north of the Weisswurstäquator
) but I got more laughs out of that flick than many other older comedies. Seems that comedy moves with the times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One,_Two,_Three
