A Foreign Affair

Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter)
David Shaw, Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen, Robert Harari (screenwriters)
Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell, Peter von Zerneck (starring)

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1948 film, showing director Billy Wilder demonstrating how to embrace actress Marlene Dietrich, with actor John Lund looking on in the background. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with several manuscript annotations regarding layout.

An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman, however, the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair, leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards.

Shot on location in Berlin.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall, with light creases to the corners.

Selby US. Selby UK.


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