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A Foreign Affair

  • 1948
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  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, and John Lund in A Foreign Affair (1948)
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In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.

  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Charles Brackett
    • Billy Wilder
    • Richard L. Breen
  • Stars
    • Jean Arthur
    • Marlene Dietrich
    • John Lund
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    9.6K
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    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Billy Wilder
      • Richard L. Breen
    • Stars
      • Jean Arthur
      • Marlene Dietrich
      • John Lund
    • 86User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Jean Arthur
    Jean Arthur
    • Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
    Marlene Dietrich
    Marlene Dietrich
    • Erika Von Schluetow
    John Lund
    John Lund
    • Capt. John Pringle
    Millard Mitchell
    Millard Mitchell
    • Col. Rufus J. Plummer
    Peter von Zerneck
    • Hans Otto Birgel
    Stanley Prager
    Stanley Prager
    • Mike
    William Murphy
    William Murphy
    • Joe
    • (as Bill Murphy)
    Raymond Bond
    • Congressman Pennecot
    Boyd Davis
    • Congressman Giffin
    Robert Malcolm
    Robert Malcolm
    • Congressman Kramer
    Charles Meredith
    Charles Meredith
    • Congressman Yandell
    Michael Raffetto
    Michael Raffetto
    • Congressman Salvatore
    Damian O'Flynn
    Damian O'Flynn
    • Lieutenant Colonel
    Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    • Maj. Mathews
    James Lorimer
    • Lt. Hornby
    • (as James Larmore)
    Harland Tucker
    Harland Tucker
    • Gen. McAndrew
    Bill Neff
    • Lieutenant Lee Thompson
    • (as William Neff)
    George M. Carleton
    George M. Carleton
    • General Finney
    • (as George Carleton)
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Billy Wilder
      • Richard L. Breen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Billy Wilder said that John Lund "was the guy you got after you wrote the part for Cary Grant and Grant wasn't available."
    • Goofs
      Though Phoebe, the American Congresswoman played by Jean Arthur is not married, the actress's real wedding ring is visible in many scenes especially closeups during the latter part of the film.
    • Quotes
      • Erika von Schluetow: We've all become animals with exactly one instinct left. Self-preservation. Now take me, Miss Frost. Bombed out a dozen times, everything caved in and pulled out from under me. My country, my possessions, my beliefs... yet somehow I kept going. Months and months in air raid shelters, crammed in with five thousand other people. I kept going. What do you think it was like to be a woman in this town when the Russians first swept in? I kept going.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Good German (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Market
      (uncredited)
      Written by Friedrich Hollaender
      Sung by Marlene Dietrich

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 20, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Foreign Affairs
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany(Exterior)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $157
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 56m(116 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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