Movie · Comedy · Drama

Idealistic Iowa congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur) touches down in postwar Berlin on a fact-finding mission about legendary cabaret singer Erika von Schlütow (Marlene Dietrich), long rumored to be the former mistress of one or more high-ranking Nazi leaders and now reportedly intimately involved with an unidentified American military officer. Frost falls for her military escort, Captain John Pringle (John Lund), unaware that the handsome American is the singer's secret paramour.

1948 · 1h 56m
Director Billy Wilder

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Idealistic Iowa congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur) touches down in postwar Berlin on a fact-finding mission about legendary cabaret singer Erika von Schlütow (Marlene Dietrich), long rumored to be the former mistress of one or more high-ranking Nazi leaders and now reportedly intimately involved with an unidentified American military officer. Frost falls for her military escort, Captain John Pringle (John Lund), unaware that the handsome American is the singer's secret paramour.

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Average 7.6
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Fresh 14

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1948
Run Time
1 hr 56 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1948 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
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English (United States) (AAC)

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English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.