A Foreign Affair
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Time Out says
Shot amid the ruins of Berlin, Wilder's satire on the corruption among GIs fraternising with the locals did not go down too well with the Defence Department. Arthur plays a prim congresswoman investigating an army officer (Lund), and when she realises she really has fallen for her man, she has to win him away from the exotic charms of chanteuse Dietrich. This may not be Wilder at his best - the story develops along fairly predictable lines, with Arthur switching her starchy uniform for a glistening evening gown - but there are some precious set pieces, notably a seduction among a row of filing cabinets and Dietrich's club act, not to mention a crackling script.Author: DT
Release details
UK release:
1948
Duration:
116 mins
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Cast:
Stanley Prager, Bill Murphy, Millard Mitchell, John Lund, Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, Peter von Zerneck
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Screenwriter:
Richard L Breen, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
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