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1948 · 116 min · NR

A Foreign Affair

Directed by Billy Wilder · Comedy, Drama

A Foreign Affair (1948) is a Comedy film, directed by Billy Wilder set in Berlin during the 1940s. It runs 116 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of love & longing run throughout.

Composer
Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Cast
Jean ArthurMarlene DietrichJohn LundMillard MitchellPeter von ZerneckStanley PragerWilliam MurphyGordon Jones

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Berlin
Setting
Urban
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & Longing
Tone
ComedicSatiricalRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Female Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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