A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

Infobox Film | name = A Foreign Affair


caption = A Foreign Affair movie poster
director = Billy Wilder
producer = Charles Brackett
writer = Charles Brackett
Richard L. Breen
Robert Harari (adaptation)
David Shaw (story)
Billy Wilder
starring =Jean Arthur
Marlene Dietrich
John Lund
music =
cinematography =Charles Lang
editing =
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = June 30, 1948
runtime = 116 min
language = English
budget = $1,500,000 (estimated)
imdb_id = 0040367

"A Foreign Affair" is a 1948 film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur and John Lund. The film was produced by Charles Brackett with cinematography by Charles Lang. Now, rights are held by Universal Pictures.

Plot

A congressional committee visits occupied Berlin to investigate G.I. morals. Congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur), appalled at widespread evidence of human frailty, hears rumors that cafe singer Erika Von Schluetow (Marlene Dietrich), former mistress of a wanted war criminal, is being "protected" by an American officer. Frost enlists Captain John Pringle (John Lund) to help her find out who he is...not knowing that it is Pringle himself. Pringle romances Frost in order to distract her, but that only increases his problems when she falls in love with him.

Cast

*Jean Arthur as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
*Marlene Dietrich as Erika Von Schluetow
*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

Production

Director Billy Wilder said famously of his difficulties with Marlene Dietrich and Jean Arthur in the film, "I have one dame who's afraid to look at herself in a mirror and another who won't stop looking!"

Reception

It was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and Best Writing, Screenplay.

Music

The songs "(Want to Buy Some) Illusions?", "Black Market" and "In The Ruins of Berlin" were composed by Friedrich Hollaender and sung by Dietrich. Hollaender appears in the film as the piano accompanist to Dietrich's character.

References

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