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Director:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Charles Brackett (screenplay)
Richard L. Breen (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 August 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
It would make a cigar store Indian laugh ...
Plot:
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A Moment in Cinema: Dietrich Sings "Black Market" more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jean Arthur ... Congresswoman Phoebe Frost

Marlene Dietrich ... Erika Von Schluetow
John Lund ... Captain John Pringle
Millard Mitchell ... Col. Rufus J. Plummer
Peter von Zerneck ... Hans Otto Birgel
Stanley Prager ... Mike
William Murphy ... Joe (as Bill Murphy)
Raymond Bond ... Congressman Pennecot
Boyd Davis ... Congressman Giffin
Robert Malcolm ... Congressman Kramer
Charles Meredith ... Congressman Yandell
Michael Raffetto ... Congressman Salvatore
Damian O'Flynn ... Lieutenant Colonel
Frank Fenton ... Major Mathews
James Larmore ... Lieutenant Hornby
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Additional Details

Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Hungary:14 | Australia:G | Germany:12 | USA:Approved (PCA #12791)
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Though the character played by Jean Arthur is an 'unmarried' American Congresswoman, the actress's real life wedding ring is visible in many scenes especially close-ups during the latter part of the film. more
Quotes:
Erika von Schluetow: Let's go up to my apartment. It's only a few ruins away from here. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC more

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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
A Moment in Cinema: Dietrich Sings "Black Market", 20 February 2005
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in this excellent and underrated Billy Wilder film. Dietrich plays a former Nazi trying to hide behind a post-war American boyfriend. Jean Arthur plays a spinster American congresswoman, and John Lund is the man they both fall for. The scenes of bombed-out Berlin are astonishing, and the 3 stars are wonderful in this sly comedy that gets better with every viewing. The highlights tho are Dietrich's musical numbers sung in a basement speakeasy. She sings the great "Black Market" with composer Frederick Hollander at the piano. She sings LIVE and it's electrifying. She also sings "The Ruins of Berlin" and "Lovely Illusions." Jean Arthur is also good in one of her last films. Millard Mitchell, Bill Murphy, Stanley Prager, and Gordon Jones co-star. A must!

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