A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Billy Wilder
Screenplay by	Charles Brackett; Billy Wilder; Richard L. Breen; Robert Harari (adaptation);
Story by	David Shaw
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Starring	Jean Arthur; Marlene Dietrich; John Lund; Millard Mitchell;
Cinematography	Charles B. Lang Jr.
Edited by	Doane Harrison
Music by	Frederick Hollander
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 30, 1948 (United States);
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; German;
Box office	$2.5 million (US rentals)

A Foreign Affair is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, and John Lund. The screenplay by Charles Brackett, Wilder, and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw adapted by Robert Harari.

The film is about a United States Army captain in post-World War II Berlin, occupied by the Allies during the early days of the Cold War, who is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the United States congresswoman investigating her. Though a comedy, the film has a serious and cynical political tone, attesting to the fascination of both Wilder and American audiences with the multiple legacies of Berlin.^[2]

^ "Top Grosses of 1948". Variety. January 5, 1949. p. 46.
^ Daum, Andreas W. (2000). "America's Berlin, 1945‒2000: Between Myths and Visions". In Trommler, Frank (ed.). Berlin: The New Capital in the East (PDF). Johns Hopkins University. pp. 49–73.

[1] "Top Grosses of 1948". Variety. January 5, 1949. p. 46.

[2] Daum, Andreas W. (2000). "America's Berlin, 1945‒2000: Between Myths and Visions". In Trommler, Frank (ed.). Berlin: The New Capital in the East (PDF). Johns Hopkins University. pp. 49–73.

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