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A Foreign Affair (1948) | Ranked Top 23% · CriticCrunch

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A Foreign Affair

Movie1948·116 min

A Foreign Affair

Directed by Billy Wilder

An Oscar-nominated romance comedy film directed by Billy Wilder.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 23%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

159 ratings

About A Foreign Affair

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

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Playful
Story Tags: betrayal, corruption power, mid century, music performance, politics, berlin, urban, romantic partners, rivals, military thriller, war homefront, femme fatale, everyman, undercover infiltration, cat and mouse, love triangle

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Details

Director: Billy Wilder
Language: English

Cast

Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (1948)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (1948)

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How A Foreign Affair Ranks

All movies

Top 23%

1940s movies

Top 41%

Romance movies

Top 26%

Billy Wilder films#16 of 24

Top 23% All movies.

the vibe

A Foreign Affair Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfeltstylizedplayful

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

undercover infiltration

cat & mouse

betrayal

corruption power

femme fatale

everyman

romantic partners

rivals

music performance

politics

military thriller

war homefront

love triangle

berlin

urban

mid-century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9