''The Post Has Gone'' (german: Die Post geht ab) is a 1962 West German

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directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Vivi Bach,

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, and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mirko Lipuzic and Johannes Ott. The film was shot on location in

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. The plot centers on a trip to the

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by a group of competition winners.

Cast

* Vivi Bach as Barbi Lothar *

as Willy *

as Harry Eberhardt * Corny Collins as Gina *

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as Wilma *

Heinz Erhardt Heinz Erhardt (; 20 February 1909 – 5 June 1979) was a German comedian, musician, entertainer, actor, and poet. Life Heinz Erhardt was born in Riga, the son of Baltic German Kapellmeister Gustav Erhardt. He lived most of his childhood at his ...

as Walter Eberhardt *

Wolf Albach-Retty Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach; 28 May 1906 – 21 February 1967) was an Austrian actor. He was the father of Romy Schneider with the German actress Magda Schneider. Career Born as Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach in Vienna ...

as Lukas Lenz *

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as Rudolf Lothar *

Margitta Scherr Margitta Scherr (born 15 August 1943) is a German film and television actress.Honsal p.263 Selected filmography * ''Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (1958) * '' Hunting Party'' (1959) * ''Of Course, the Motorists'' (1959) * '' The Sweet Life ...

as Anja Stolze *

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as Franz *

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as Elfriede Stolze *

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as Teutobald Stolze * Dagmar Hank as Petra Lenz *

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as John * Peter Fröhlich as Till Hartmann *

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as Herr Ratsam * Beppo Brem as Sepp

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* 1962 films 1962 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus Gloria Film films 1960s German films {{musical-comedy-film-stub

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