- Country: West Germany
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1961-12-22
- Director: Ákos Ráthonyi
- Writers: Alexander Badal , Heinz Gross , Milton Krims , Egon G. Schleinitz
- Language: German
- Stars: Christine Kaufmann , Michael Hinz , William Bendix , Ron Randell , Walter Gross , Alfred Pongratz , Karl Lieffen , Garry Marshall , Oskar Paulig , Wera Frydtberg
- Runtime: 72 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Sytten dage under luftbroen (Denmark) , It's a Great Life (United Kingdom) , Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour , Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour (Germany) , The Phony American (United States of America) , Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour , Den falske amerikanen (Sweden) , Valekersantti (Finland) , 基地潜入 (Japan)
- Plot: Helmut, a war orphan, is charged with theft at the time of the Berlin Airlift and faces a jail sentence of up to six years behind bars. The unfairness raises the anger of numerous people who decide to fight it.
- IMDB:tt0055531
The Phony American Cast · · · ALL
Ákos Ráthonyi
Director
Christine Kaufmann
Inge
Michael Hinz
Helmut 3
Walter Gross
Max
Karl Lieffen
Moritz
Paula Braend
Fini
Frithjof Vierock
Florian 1
Karl-Otto Alberty
Thomas
Holger Hagen
Harry Blaine
Wera Frydtberg
Mary
Alfred Pongratz
Young Helmut
Axel Scholtz