"A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
A Foreign Affair (1948) is a comedy and drama film directed by Billy Wilder, released on August 20, 1948 with a runtime of 1h 56m. It stars Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund and Millard Mitchell. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 164 ratings.
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Jean Arthur
as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
Marlene Dietrich
as Erika Von Schlüetow
John Lund
as Captain John Pringle
Millard Mitchell
as Col. Rufus J. Plummer
Peter von Zerneck
as Hans Otto Birgel
Stanley Prager
as Mike
William Murphy
as Joe
Gordon Jones
as Military Police
Freddie Steele
as Military Police
Raymond Bond
as Pennecot
Boyd Davis
as Giffin
Robert Malcolm
as Kramer
Directed by Billy Wilder, written by Robert Harari, David Shaw and Charles Brackett, produced by Charles Brackett.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 164 ratings.
Billy Wilder pulls together a great script and two engaging performances from Jean Arthur and Marlene Dietrich in this entertaining story of a US Congresswoman who visits post-war Berlin to check up on the morals of the American troops. She falls for one of them who just happens to be already spoken for. There ensues a bit of a tug-of-war between the two women over the rather charmless John Lund. Millard Mitchell…
Reviewed on July 9, 2022
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The main cast of A Foreign Affair (1948) includes Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell and Peter von Zerneck. The film was directed by Billy Wilder. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Foreign Affair was released on August 20, 1948 and runs for 1h 56m.
A Foreign Affair (1948) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 164 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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