A Foreign Affair (1948)
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- Approved
- 1h 56min
- Comedy, Drama
- 20 Aug 1948 (USA)
- Movie
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Jean Arthur | ... |
Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
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Marlene Dietrich | ... |
Erika Von Schluetow
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John Lund | ... |
Capt. 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
(as Bill Murphy)
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Raymond Bond | ... |
Congressman Pennecot
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Boyd Davis | ... |
Congressman Giffin
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Robert Malcolm | ... |
Congressman Kramer
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Congressman Yandell
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Michael Raffetto | ... |
Congressman Salvatore
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Damian O'Flynn | ... |
Lieutenant Colonel
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Frank Fenton | ... |
Maj. Mathews
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James Lorimer | ... |
Lt. Hornby
(as James Larmore)
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Harland Tucker | ... |
Gen. McAndrew
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Bill Neff | ... |
Lieutenant Lee Thompson
(as William Neff)
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George M. Carleton | ... |
General Finney
(as George Carleton)
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Gordon Jones | ... |
Military Policeman
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Freddie Steele | ... |
Military Policeman
(as Fred Steele)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Nick Abramoff | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Leon Alton | ... |
Military Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Bohannon | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Ted Cottle | ... |
Gerhardt Maier (uncredited)
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Roy Damron | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (uncredited)
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Zina Dennis | ... |
Russian (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Military Police (uncredited)
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Curt Furberg | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (uncredited)
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Joseph Goebbels | ... |
Joseph Goebbels (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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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 Gyimes | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Chester Hayes | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Len Hendry | ... |
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
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Lars Hensen | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Hans Herbert | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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George Hoagland | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (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 | ... |
Military Police (uncredited)
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George Kachin | ... |
Russian Soldier (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 Soldier at Marketplace (uncredited)
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Harry Lauter | ... |
Corporal (uncredited)
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Rex Lease | ... |
Military Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Norman Leavitt | ... |
Non-Commissioned-Officer (uncredited)
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Paul Lees | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Max Linder | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (uncredited)
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Ken Lundy | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Don Lynch | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Mathew McCue | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (uncredited)
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Gregory Merims | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Ralph Montgomery | ... |
American Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Transport Pilot (uncredited)
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Hazard Newsberry | ... |
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Larry Nunn | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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Paul Panzer | ... |
Peddler with KnickKnacks and Mattress (uncredited)
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George Paris | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (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 | ... |
Herr Maier (uncredited)
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William Sabbot | ... |
Russian Dancer (uncredited)
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William Self | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Pat Shade | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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John Shay | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Bill Sheehan | ... |
Military Policeman (uncredited)
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Peter Similuk | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Robert J.T. Simpson | ... |
Major (uncredited)
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Kinko 'Lucky' Simunovich | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (uncredited)
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Walter Thiele | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Jack Tornek | ... |
Canteen Lorelei Customer (uncredited)
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George Unanoff | ... |
Russian Soldier (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. Vonevsky | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Henry Vroom | ... |
American Sergeant (uncredited)
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Otto Waldis | ... |
Inspector (uncredited)
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Fay Wall | ... |
Fraulein (uncredited)
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Christa Walton | ... |
Fraulein (uncredited)
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Bobby Watson | ... |
Adolph Hitler (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Military Photographer (uncredited)
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Eric Wyland | ... |
German Waiter (uncredited)
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Frank Yaconelli | ... |
Accordion Player (uncredited)
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Nicholas Zane | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Billy Wilder |
Written by
Charles Brackett | ... | (screenplay) & |
Billy Wilder | ... | (screenplay) and |
Richard L. Breen | ... | (screenplay) |
Robert Harari | ... | (adaptation) |
David Shaw | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
Charles Brackett | ... | producer |
Music by
Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (as Frederick Hollander) |
Cinematography by
Charles Lang | ... | director of photography (as Charles B. Lang Jr.) |
Editorial Department
Doane Harrison | ... | editorial supervisor |
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier | ||
Walter H. Tyler | ... | (as Walter Tyler) |
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer | ||
Ross Dowd |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
Hugh Brown | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) |
Douglas Bridges | ... | extra second assistant director (uncredited) |
Withold Grünberg | ... | assistant director: Berlin (uncredited) |
Willi Herrmann | ... | assistant director: Berlin (uncredited) |
Gerd Oswald | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jack Golconda | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Hugo Grenzbach | ... | sound recordist |
Walter Oberst | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
Dewey Wrigley | ... | process photography |
Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Bennett | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Ed Crowder | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Paul Filipp | ... | still photographer: Berlin (uncredited) |
Herbert Greyer | ... | assistant camera: Berlin (uncredited) |
James Hawley | ... | assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
Jack Koffman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Kurt Schulz | ... | camera operator: Berlin (uncredited) |
Music Department
Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Friedrich Hollaender | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Van Cleave | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Harry F. Hogan | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Ronnie Lubin | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
C.A. Murphy | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1948) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1949) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1949) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1949) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Argentina (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1950) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Junes Planning (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- TCM Vault Collection (package design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A congressional committee visits occupied Berlin to investigate G.I. morals. Congresswoman Phoebe Frost, appalled at widespread evidence of human frailty, hears rumors that cafe singer Erika, former mistress of a wanted war criminal, is "protected" by an American officer, and enlists Captain John Pringle to help her find him...not knowing that Pringle is Erika's lover.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Taglines | You'll Be Buttonholed by People You Hardly Know Who'll Tell You "I Just Saw the Funniest Show in My Life!" See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
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." See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Good German (2006). See more » |
Soundtracks | Black Market See more » |
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. See more » |