United States / Aug 20, 1948 / NR
"A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gordon Jones | Military Police |
| Freddie Steele | Military Police |
| Raymond Bond | Pennecot |
| Boyd Davis | Giffin |
| Robert Malcolm | Kramer |
| Charles Meredith | Yandell |
| Michael Raffetto | Salvatore |
| James Larmore | Lieutenant Hornby |
| Damian O'Flynn | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Frank Fenton | Major Mathews |
| Harland Tucker | General McAndrew |
| George M. Carleton | General Finney |
| Nick Abramoff | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ted Cottle | Gerhardt Maier (uncredited) |
| Zina Dennis | Russian (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | American M.P. (uncredited) |
| Lisa Golm | German (uncredited) |
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| Leo Gregory | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ilka Grüning | German Wife (uncredited) |
| Vilmos Gymes | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Chester Hayes | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Hans Herbert | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Len Hendry | Staff Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Piano Player at The Lorelei (uncredited) |
| Jerry James | Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Howard Joslin | M.P. (uncredited) |
| George Kachin | Russian Officer (uncredited) |
| Willy Kaufman | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Kennedy | WAC Technical Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Henry Kulky | Russian Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Corporal (uncredited) |
| Rex Lease | M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Norman Leavitt | Non-Commissioned Officer (uncredited) |
| Paul Lees | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Lundy | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Don Lynch | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Gregory Merims | Russian Officer (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Transport Pilot (uncredited) |
| Hazard Newberry | Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Larry Nunn | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | German Husband (uncredited) |
| George Paris | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Frank Popovich | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Otto Reichow | German Policeman (uncredited) |
| Albin Robeling | Cook (uncredited) |
| Richard Ryen | Maier (uncredited) |
| William Sabbot | Russian Dancer (uncredited) |
| William Self | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Pat Shade | G.I. (uncredited) |
| John Shay | G.I. (uncredited) |
| William F. Sheehan | M.P. (uncredited) |
| Peter Similuk | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Bob Simpson | Major (uncredited) |
| Zivko Simunovich | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | The Lorelei Patron (uncredited) |
| Walter Thiele | German (uncredited) |
| George Unanoff | Russian Officer (uncredited) |
| Edward Van Sloan | German (uncredited) |
| Jack Vlaskin | Russian Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sergei N. Vonesky | Russian Officer (uncredited) |
| Henry Vroom | American Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Otto Waldis | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Fay Wall | Fräulein (uncredited) |
| Christa Walton | Fräulein (uncredited) |
| Bobby Watson | Hitler (uncredited) |
| Eric Wyland | German Waiter (uncredited) |
| Frank Yaconelli | Accordion Player (uncredited) |
| Nicholas L. Zane | Russian Officer (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Foreign Affair |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 20 agosto 1948 |
| Production | Charles Brackett |
| Writer | David Shaw, Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen, Billy Wilder, Robert Harari |
| Editing | Doane Harrison |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang, Ed Crowder |
| Assistant directors | C.C. Coleman, Gerd Oswald, Billy Wilder, Harry Hogan |
| Camera operators | Ed Crowder, Charles Lang |
| Additional photography | Ed Crowder, Charles Lang |
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| Production design | Sam Comer, Walter H. Tyler, Ross Dowd, Hans Dreier |
| Art direction | Walter H. Tyler, Hans Dreier, Sam Comer, Ross Dowd |
| Set decoration | Sam Comer, Ross Dowd, Walter H. Tyler, Hans Dreier |
| Special effects | Gordon Jennings |
| Visual effects | Farciot Edouart, Dewey Wrigley |
| Music | Friedrich Hollaender, Hugo Grenzbach, Walter Oberst |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender, Hugo Grenzbach, Walter Oberst |
| Costume design | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Hairstyling | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Budget | 1.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 5.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Italy / Dec 24, 1949
Physical media
Netherlands / Aug 14, 2008 / 6 / DVD
United States / Jun 10, 2013 / NR / DVD, Universal Studios
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