A Foreign Affair
“"A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!”
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
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Cast
75 people
Jean Arthur
Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Marlene Dietrich
Erika Von Schlüetow
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Shanghai Express
John Lund
Captain John Pringle
Known for
High Society
Millard Mitchell
Col. Rufus J. Plummer
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
The Gunfighter
Peter von Zerneck
Hans Otto Birgel
Known for
Berlin Express
Stanley Prager
Mike
Known for
Force of Evil
Gun Crazy
William Murphy
Joe
Known for
Sands of Iwo Jima
Story of G.I. Joe
Gordon Jones
Military Police
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Flying Tigers
Freddie Steele
Military Police
Known for
Story of G.I. Joe
Hail the Conquering Hero
Raymond Bond
Pennecot
Known for
The Man from Planet X
Outrage
Boyd Davis
Giffin
Known for
You'll Never Get Rich
The Ghost Ship
Robert Malcolm
Kramer
Known for
Hans Christian Andersen
Billy Wilder Director · Charles Brackett Screenplay Richard L. Breen Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $1.5M · United States release August 20, 1948
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Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · August 20, 1948
Theatrical
United States · June 10, 2013
Physical · DVD, Universal Studios
United States
August 6, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray, Kino Lorber
China
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Italy
December 24, 1949 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
January 22, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
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