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A Foreign Affair is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Charles Brackett. The screenplay was written by Richard L. Breen and Charles Brackett, with music by Friedrich Hollaender. The film stars Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, and Millard Mitchell. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and filmed in Berlin.
The narrative is set in occupied Berlin, where an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and a US congresswoman investigating her. The production was shot in black-and-white by director of photography Charles Lang and edited by Doane Harrison. Costume design was handled by Edith Head. The film has a runtime of 116 minutes.
Critical reception includes a review score of 7.5 out of 10 and 100% on one platform, with an average vote of 7.099 on another and an IMDb rating of 7.3. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It had a budget of 1,500,000 and generated revenue of 5,000,000.
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7.1In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- berlin, germany
- nazi
- black market
- moral ambiguity
- world war ii
- politician
- man between two women
- post war germany
- singer
- post war
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Screenwriter
- Charles Brackett
- Cast member
- Friedrich Hollaender
- Composer
- Friedrich Hollaender
- Producer
- Charles Brackett
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Charles Lang
- Narrative location
- Berlin
- Filming location
- Berlin
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 195337
- Image
- Jean Arthur in A Foreign Affair.jpg
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- Commons category
- A Foreign Affair
- publication date
- 1948-06-30
- film editor
- Doane Harrison
- title
- A Foreign Affair
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- review score
- 100%
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