In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 nominations total
- Joe
- (as Bill Murphy)
- Lt. Hornby
- (as James Larmore)
- Lieutenant Lee Thompson
- (as William Neff)
- General Finney
- (as George Carleton)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBilly Wilder said that John Lund "was the guy you got after you wrote the part for Cary Grant and Grant wasn't available."
- GoofsThough Phoebe, the American Congresswoman played by Jean Arthur is not married, the actress's real wedding ring is visible in many scenes especially closeups during the latter part of the film.
- Quotes
Erika von Schluetow: We've all become animals with exactly one instinct left. Self-preservation. Now take me, Miss Frost. Bombed out a dozen times, everything caved in and pulled out from under me. My country, my possessions, my beliefs... yet somehow I kept going. Months and months in air raid shelters, crammed in with five thousand other people. I kept going. What do you think it was like to be a woman in this town when the Russians first swept in? I kept going.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Good German (2006)
John Lund is very good as the cynical army officer, attracted to Dietrich while repelled by her politics and prepared to romance Arthur in order to bury Dietrich's Nazi past. He has a nice way with underplayed humour e.g. "It can't be subversive to kiss a Republican!" Supporting actors, especially Millard Mitchell as Col Plummer are all good.
Berlin makes a bleak impressive backdrop, making the behaviour of the occupying troops and the Berliners easy to understand. There are some lovely vignettes e.g. the German woman pushing a pram decorated with the US flag.
Unfortunately the film was perceived as unpatriotic by many critics and did not do as much for the career of John Lund as it should.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Operation Candy Bar
- Filming locations
- Berlin, Germany(Exterior)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1