""A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!"

1948

1h 56m

7.1(149 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.

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Cast & Crew

75 members

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Jean Arthur

Congresswoman Phoebe Frost

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Marlene Dietrich

Erika Von Schlüetow

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John Lund

Captain John Pringle

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Millard Mitchell

Col. Rufus J. Plummer

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Peter von Zerneck

Hans Otto Birgel

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Stanley Prager

Mike

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William Murphy

Joe

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Gordon Jones

Military Police

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Freddie Steele

Military Police

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Raymond Bond

Pennecot

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Boyd Davis

Giffin

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Robert Malcolm

Kramer

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Charles Meredith

Yandell

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Michael Raffetto

Salvatore

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James Larmore

Lieutenant Hornby

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Damian O'Flynn

Lieutenant Colonel

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Frank Fenton

Major Mathews

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Harland Tucker

General McAndrew

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George M. Carleton

General Finney

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Nick Abramoff

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Ted Cottle

Gerhardt Maier (uncredited)

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Zina Dennis

Russian (uncredited)

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Jimmie Dundee

American M.P. (uncredited)

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Lisa Golm

German (uncredited)

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Leo Gregory

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Ilka Grüning

German Wife (uncredited)

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Vilmos Gymes

Waiter (uncredited)

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Chester Hayes

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Hans Herbert

Waiter (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

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Sound

Friedrich Hollaender

Piano Player at The Lorelei (uncredited)

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Jerry James

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Howard Joslin

M.P. (uncredited)

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George Kachin

Russian Officer (uncredited)

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Willy Kaufman

Waiter (uncredited)

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Phyllis Kennedy

WAC Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

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Henry Kulky

Russian Sergeant (uncredited)

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Harry Lauter

Corporal (uncredited)

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Rex Lease

M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Norman Leavitt

Non-Commissioned Officer (uncredited)

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Paul Lees

G.I. (uncredited)

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Kenneth Lundy

G.I. (uncredited)

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Don Lynch

G.I. (uncredited)

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Gregory Merims

Russian Officer (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Transport Pilot (uncredited)

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Hazard Newberry

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Larry Nunn

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

German Husband (uncredited)

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George Paris

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Frank Popovich

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Otto Reichow

German Policeman (uncredited)

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Albin Robeling

Cook (uncredited)

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Richard Ryen

Maier (uncredited)

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William Sabbot

Russian Dancer (uncredited)

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William Self

G.I. (uncredited)

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Pat Shade

G.I. (uncredited)

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John Shay

G.I. (uncredited)

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William F. Sheehan

M.P. (uncredited)

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Peter Similuk

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Bob Simpson

Major (uncredited)

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Zivko Simunovich

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

The Lorelei Patron (uncredited)

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Walter Thiele

German (uncredited)

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George Unanoff

Russian Officer (uncredited)

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Edward Van Sloan

German (uncredited)

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Jack Vlaskin

Russian Dancer (uncredited)

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Sergei N. Vonesky

Russian Officer (uncredited)

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Henry Vroom

American Sergeant (uncredited)

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Otto Waldis

Inspector (uncredited)

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Fay Wall

Fräulein (uncredited)

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Christa Walton

Fräulein (uncredited)

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Bobby Watson

Hitler (uncredited)

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Eric Wyland

German Waiter (uncredited)

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Frank Yaconelli

Accordion Player (uncredited)

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Nicholas L. Zane

Russian Officer (uncredited)

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