A Foreign Affair poster

A Foreign Affair( 1948)

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"A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!

Overview

In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean Arthur

      Congresswoman Phoebe Frost

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      Marlene Dietrich

      Erika Von Schlüetow

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      John Lund

      Captain John Pringle

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      Millard Mitchell

      Col. Rufus J. Plummer

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      Peter von Zerneck

      Hans Otto Birgel

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      Stanley Prager

      Mike

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      William Murphy

      Joe

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      Gordon Jones

      Military Police

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      Freddie Steele

      Military Police

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      Raymond Bond

      Pennecot

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      Boyd Davis

      Giffin

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      Robert Malcolm

      Kramer

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      Charles Meredith

      Yandell

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      Michael Raffetto

      Salvatore

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      James Larmore

      Lieutenant Hornby

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      Damian O'Flynn

      Lieutenant Colonel

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      Frank Fenton

      Major Mathews

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      Harland Tucker

      General McAndrew

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      George M. Carleton

      General Finney

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      Nick Abramoff

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ted Cottle

      Gerhardt Maier (uncredited)

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      Zina Dennis

      Russian (uncredited)

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      Jimmie Dundee

      American M.P. (uncredited)

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      Lisa Golm

      German (uncredited)

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      Leo Gregory

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ilka Grüning

      German Wife (uncredited)

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      Vilmos Gymes

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Chester Hayes

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Hans Herbert

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Len Hendry

      Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Friedrich Hollaender

      Piano Player at The Lorelei (uncredited)

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      Jerry James

      Lieutenant (uncredited)

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      Howard Joslin

      M.P. (uncredited)

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      George Kachin

      Russian Officer (uncredited)

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      Willy Kaufman

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Phyllis Kennedy

      WAC Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Henry Kulky

      Russian Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Harry Lauter

      Corporal (uncredited)

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      Rex Lease

      M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)

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      Norman Leavitt

      Non-Commissioned Officer (uncredited)

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      Paul Lees

      G.I. (uncredited)

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      Kenneth Lundy

      G.I. (uncredited)

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      Don Lynch

      G.I. (uncredited)

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      Gregory Merims

      Russian Officer (uncredited)

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Transport Pilot (uncredited)

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      Hazard Newberry

      Lieutenant (uncredited)

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      Larry Nunn

      Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Paul Panzer

      German Husband (uncredited)

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      George Paris

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Frank Popovich

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Otto Reichow

      German Policeman (uncredited)

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      Albin Robeling

      Cook (uncredited)

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      Richard Ryen

      Maier (uncredited)

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      William Sabbot

      Russian Dancer (uncredited)

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      William Self

      G.I. (uncredited)

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      Pat Shade

      G.I. (uncredited)

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      John Shay

      G.I. (uncredited)

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      William F. Sheehan

      M.P. (uncredited)

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      Peter Similuk

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Bob Simpson

      Major (uncredited)

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      Zivko Simunovich

      Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      The Lorelei Patron (uncredited)

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      Walter Thiele

      German (uncredited)

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      George Unanoff

      Russian Officer (uncredited)

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      Edward Van Sloan

      German (uncredited)

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      Jack Vlaskin

      Russian Dancer (uncredited)

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      Sergei N. Vonesky

      Russian Officer (uncredited)

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      Henry Vroom

      American Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Otto Waldis

      Inspector (uncredited)

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      Fay Wall

      Fräulein (uncredited)

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      Christa Walton

      Fräulein (uncredited)

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      Bobby Watson

      Hitler (uncredited)

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      Eric Wyland

      German Waiter (uncredited)

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      Frank Yaconelli

      Accordion Player (uncredited)

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      Nicholas L. Zane

      Russian Officer (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    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 is good value as the war-weary colonel; there are enough Dietrich songs to keep her fans content and we even get a twist at the end. There may well have been some murmurings Stateside ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1500000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • berlin, germany
    • nazi
    • black market
    • moral ambiguity
    • politician
    • man between two women
    • post war germany
    • singer
    • post world war ii
    • ex-nazi
    • military
    • foreign occupation
    • nightclub performer
    • committee
    • city ruin
    • morals
    • romantic triangle
    • secret investigation
    • blonde bombshell
    • moral policing
    • congresswoman
    • american officer
    • bombed building
    • american occupation
    • post-war
    • conservative values