A Foreign Affair Movie Review 1948

Amusing comedy finds straitlaced congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Arthur) heading a committee that travels to Berlin to check on the morale (and morals) of American troops stationed there. Phoebe is suspicious of sultry singer Erika Von Schluetow (Dietrich), whose under the protection of a mysterious American officer. After Phoebe falls for Captain John Pringle (Lund), guess who turns out to be the heel in question? Of course, he's got a perfectly reasonable explanation.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Berlin, Military: Army, Romantic Triangles, Politics, Femme Fatale

Screenplay

Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen

Cast

Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, John Lund, Millard Mitchell, Stanley Prager, Peter Von Zerneck

Cinematography

Charles B(ryant) Lang

Director

Billy Wilder

Music

Frederick "Friedrich" Hollander

Producer

Charles Brackett, Paramount Pictures