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A Global Affair

  • 19641964
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
423
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Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Elga Andersen, Michèle Mercier, and Miiko Taka in A Global Affair (1964)
  • Comedy
As an employee at the United Nations building in New York City, Bob Hope finds himself in charge of an infant abandoned at the UN. Besides being a bachelor trying to cope with an infant, he ... Read allAs an employee at the United Nations building in New York City, Bob Hope finds himself in charge of an infant abandoned at the UN. Besides being a bachelor trying to cope with an infant, he must determine which nationality the baby is to have since he was abandoned on internation... Read allAs an employee at the United Nations building in New York City, Bob Hope finds himself in charge of an infant abandoned at the UN. Besides being a bachelor trying to cope with an infant, he must determine which nationality the baby is to have since he was abandoned on international territory. Women from several countries appear at his doorstep trying to tempt him and ... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
423
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  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writers
    • Jack Arnold(screenplay)
    • Bob Fisher(screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Michèle Mercier
    • Elga Andersen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writers
    • Jack Arnold(screenplay)
    • Bob Fisher(screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Michèle Mercier
    • Elga Andersen
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    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Bob Hope and Baby Monroe in A Global Affair (1964)
    Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, and Michèle Mercier in A Global Affair (1964)
    Bob Hope in A Global Affair (1964)
    Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Elga Andersen, and Michèle Mercier in A Global Affair (1964)
    Elga Andersen in A Global Affair (1964)
    Liselotte Pulver in A Global Affair (1964)
    Elga Andersen in A Global Affair (1964)
    Elga Andersen in A Global Affair (1964)
    Liselotte Pulver in A Global Affair (1964)
    Liselotte Pulver in A Global Affair (1964)
    Michèle Mercier in A Global Affair (1964)
    Elga Andersen in A Global Affair (1964)

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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Frank Larrimore
    Michèle Mercier
    Michèle Mercier
    • Lisette
    • (as Michele Mercier)
    Elga Andersen
    Elga Andersen
    • Yvette
    Yvonne De Carlo
    Yvonne De Carlo
    • Dolores
    Miiko Taka
    Miiko Taka
    • Fumiko
    Robert Sterling
    Robert Sterling
    • Randy Sterling
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Under Secretary Segura
    John McGiver
    John McGiver
    • Mr. Snifter
    Jacques Bergerac
    Jacques Bergerac
    • Guy Duval
    Mickey Shaughnessy
    Mickey Shaughnessy
    • Police Officer Dugan
    Liselotte Pulver
    Liselotte Pulver
    • Sonya
    • (as Lilo Pulver)
    Baby Monroe
    • Nonnie
    Rafer Johnson
    Rafer Johnson
    • Nigerian Representative
    Georgia Hayes
    • Jean
    Hugh Downs
    Hugh Downs
    • Self - TV Newscaster
    Billy Halop
    Billy Halop
    • Cab Driver
    Edmon Ryan
    Edmon Ryan
    • Gavin
    Martin Blaine
    Martin Blaine
    • Man
    • Director
      • Jack Arnold
    • Writers
      • Jack Arnold(screenplay) (story)
      • Bob Fisher(screenplay)
      • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Co-stars Yvonne De Carlo and Miiko Taka do not make their initial appearances until the final twenty minutes of the film, and both scenes amount to little more than cameos.
    • Quotes

      Frank Larrimore: I once had a tough sergeant like you - he was shot from behind on the first day of combat!

    • Crazy credits
      During closing credits, they display the country of birth for the various actresses - for example : Michèle Mercier of France, Elga Andersen of Germany.
    • Connections
      Featured in MGM Is on the Move! (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      So Wide the World
      Music by Dominic Frontiere

      Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran

      Sung by Vic Dana

    User reviews8

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    "A Global Affair" to remember.
    Vastly underrated comedy delivered by Bob Hope and friends. The movie is a snapshot of N.Y.C., circa 1964, that puts on display a lifestyle--unlimited cocktails, swingin' chicks and cool, smoky music--which no longer breathes. This film has more smoking, drinking, and carefree carousing ever photographed on celluloid for a family film. The ridiculous plot concerns a child abandoned at the U.N., who somehow becomes the international focal point for peace. Hope is given custody of the silent tyke by default(Why no one calls the authorities is anyone's guess?) At the time, Bob Hope was sixty years old! My girl friend was surprised he was THAT old--she thought he looked around forty. There is an interesting battle between humans and pets in this movie. Hope's landlord hates children but loves animals. There is an extended scene at a snooty dog show where Hope looses the kid and gets dragged by a huge pooch. However, the strangest moment has to be when Hope needs to smuggle the "world's baby" into his bachelor pad and past his troublesome landlord. His solution: put him in a dog-carrier and pass him off as man's best friend. Now, where was Child Welfare? There is some nice on location photography and one far-out cameo by Adlai Stevenson, a year before he died. Also, Billy Halop appears briefly as yet another cab driver{see "Mister Buddwing"}; he was a fixture at the time always playing working class types. View this film at a tiki bar with a drink and Dean Martin on the juke box. If that is at all possible.
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    • May 29, 2004

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rindvieh ohne Hörner
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hall Bartlett Productions
      • Seven Arts
      • Joseph M. Schenck Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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