A Foreign Affair

1948 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 8,936 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder

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Overview

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

Dialogue Timeline — 1,565 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:53 Congressmen, we're now flying over the heart of Berlin.
00:06:44 That's not fair to them or us.
00:11:13 There's unfinished business here.
00:17:53 Only you're not going to get it. Why should I care whether you sleep or not?
00:21:37 Yahoo!
00:27:02 Jawohl.
00:31:42 [Music:] I sell my goods behind the screen
00:36:09 I'll take care of this. Don't trouble yourself.
00:39:43 ...in wide-open, shameless, black-market nightclubs.
00:43:35 A warrant officer said he'd seen her in an old newsreel
00:48:07 Supposed to be Custer's last stand.
00:52:07 Never listen to another woman if you want to know how you look. Ask a man.
00:55:48 and bash your fenders and scrape those fine ideals you brought from home.
01:01:19 This is where you live, Congresswoman. This is your billet.
01:05:58 It is pretty windy in Berlin, especially at night.
01:10:05 - Faster. Faster. - Hi.
01:14:08 If we didn't know Miss Frost. You can't shoot an arrow through steel.
01:18:42 That's it. Drifting on a grey sea all alone.
01:23:01 - Thank you. Ready, Miss Frost? - Sit down. Have some champagne.
01:28:34 Captain, I think you have as good a war record as any man in this town.
01:33:42 Take me, Miss Frost. Bombed out a dozen times.
01:40:04 Rubble of all kinds, vegetable, mineral and animal.
01:46:14 - Birgel showed up. There was shooting. - (Plummer) Who got it?
75:00:00 were dropped here.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,565
Dialogue density13.5 lines / min
First line00:01:53
Final line75:00:00

Production Record

DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,500,000
IMDb votes8,936