A Foreign Affair (Original photograph of Billy Wilder and Marlene Dietrich on the set of the 1948 film)

  • Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1948
By Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter); Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen (screenwriters); Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1948. Vintage studio still photograph of director Billy Wilder and actress Marlene Dietrich inspecting a film strip on the set of the 1948 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso.

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, lightly and evenly toned, with light wear to the bottom left corner.

Selby US. Selby UK.

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