A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

"A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!

1948•1h 56m•7.1/10

RomanceComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(153)

In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Congresswoman Phoebe Frost

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Erika Von Schlüetow

John Lund

John Lund

Captain John Pringle

Millard Mitchell

Millard Mitchell

Col. Rufus J. Plummer

Peter von Zerneck

Peter von Zerneck

Hans Otto Birgel

Stanley Prager

Stanley Prager

Mike

William Murphy

William Murphy

Joe

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Military Police

Freddie Steele

Freddie Steele

Military Police

Raymond Bond

Raymond Bond

Pennecot

Boyd Davis

Giffin

Robert Malcolm

Kramer

Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Yandell

Michael Raffetto

Salvatore

James Larmore

Lieutenant Hornby

Damian O'Flynn

Damian O'Flynn

Lieutenant Colonel

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Major Mathews

Harland Tucker

Harland Tucker

General McAndrew

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

General Finney

Nick Abramoff

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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