UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE            COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

**FORM N-Q**

**QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF            REGISTERED**

**MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT            COMPANY**

**_______________________________**

Investment Company Act file number            811-642

DWS International Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in            charter)

 

345            Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Name and address of agent for            service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area            code:(212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end:08/31

Date of reporting            period:11/30/07

 

ITEM 1.            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

| Investment Portfolio | **as of November 30, 2007 (Unaudited)** |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|

             

 

**DWS            International Fund**

 

 

|                                                                      | **Shares**              |           | **Value                            ($)** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           |
|                                                                      | **Common Stocks 95.5%** |           |
| **Australia 3.1%**                                                        |                    |
| Leighton Holdings Ltd. (a)                                                |                    | 682,100        |                                     | 36,728,233 |
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd.                                                  |                    | 913,100        |                                     | 26,417,649 |
| Rio Tinto Ltd.                                                            |
|                                                                      | 97,600                  |           | 12,556,908                               |
|                                                                           |
| (Cost $62,163,762)                                                        |                    | **75,702,790** |
| **Austria 1.8%**                                                          |                    |
| Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen                            AG |                    | 340,262        |                                     | 24,528,281 |
| Wienerberger AG                                                           |                    | 326,915        |                                     | 18,459,124 |
|                                                                           |
| (Cost $41,582,654)                                                        |                    | **42,987,405** |
|                                                                           |                         |                |                                          |  |  |  |  |  |

 

 

 

| **Belgium 3.4%**                                                                            |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Fortis                                                                                      |   | 707,581 |   | 18,983,201 |
| InBev NV                                                                                    |   | 447,470 |   | 39,249,871 |
| KBC Groep NV                                                                                |   | 170,741 |   | 23,619,890 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $70,835,346)                                                                          |   | **81,852,962** |
| **Brazil 0.6%**                                                                             |   |
| Redecard SA (GDR) 144A (Cost $11,740,752)                                                   |   | 397,300 |   | **14,715,636** |
| **China 0.4%**                                                                              |   |
| China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. "H" (Cost                            $9,142,540)             |   | 1,891,500 |   | **8,766,192** |
| **Colombia 0.8%**                                                                           |   |
| Bancolombia SA (ADR) (REG S) (Preferred) (Cost                            $18,374,491)      |   | 524,800 |   | **19,417,600** |
| **Cyprus 1.4%**                                                                             |   |
| Bank of Cyprus PCL (Cost $30,811,279)                                                       |   | 1,787,554 |   | **34,849,934** |
| **Denmark 0.2%**                                                                            |   |
| Rockwool International AS "B" (a) (Cost                            $7,373,866)              |   | 23,505 |   | **5,978,984** |
| **Egypt 1.2%**                                                                              |   |
| Orascom Construction Industries (GDR) (REG S) (Cost                            $27,581,631) |   | 153,350 |   | **29,086,560** |
| **Finland 2.7%**                                                                            |   |
| Nokia Oyj                                                                                   |   | 544,800 |   | 21,451,239 |
| Nokian Renkaat Oyj (a)                                                                      |   | 1,184,424 |   | 45,143,925 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $42,539,695)                                                                          |   | **66,595,164** |
| **France 3.9%**                                                                             |   |
| Axa                                                                                         |   | 409,792 |   | 16,618,641 |
| France Telecom SA                                                                           |   | 482,036 |   | 18,280,045 |
| Societe Generale                                                                            |   | 94,746 |   | 14,509,772 |
| Total SA                                                                                    |   | 333,951 |   | 27,013,699 |
| Vallourec SA                                                                                |   | 65,797 |   | 18,590,073 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $79,005,514)                                                                          |   | **95,012,230** |
| **Germany 12.3%**                                                                           |   |
| Adidas AG                                                                                   |   | 259,800 |   | 17,223,182 |
| Bayer AG                                                                                    |   | 493,446 |   | 40,752,142 |
| DaimlerChrysler AG (Registered)                                                             |   | 182,400 |   | 18,580,015 |
| E.ON AG                                                                                     |   | 244,503 |   | 49,801,894 |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.                                                         |   | 435,647 |   | 24,303,779 |
| GEA Group AG*                                                                               |   | 701,828 |   | 25,417,069 |
| Gerresheimer AG* (a)                                                                        |   | 389,829 |   | 21,053,583 |
| Hamburger Hafen- und Logistik AG*                                                           |   | 68,700 |   | 6,030,283 |
| Linde AG                                                                                    |   | 192,500 |   | 25,166,167 |
| Merck KGaA                                                                                  |   | 108,460 |   | 14,020,521 |
| Siemens AG (Registered)                                                                     |   | 378,026 |   | 57,353,343 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $214,463,620)                                                                         |   | **299,701,978** |
| **Greece 2.6%**                                                                             |   |
| Hellenic Telecommunications Organization                            SA                      |   | 803,720 |   | 28,991,553 |
| National Bank of Greece SA                                                                  |   | 501,900 |   | 33,549,060 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $39,357,843)                                                                          |   | **62,540,613** |
| **Hong Kong 3.7%**                                                                          |   |
| China Mobile Ltd.                                                                           |   | 932,000 |   | 17,009,231 |
|                                                                                             |        |  |  |  |  |  |

 

 

 

| Esprit Holdings Ltd.                                                                        |   | 3,237,200       |   | 48,657,524     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------|--------|----------------|
| Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.                                                            |   | 597,500         |   | 3,289,007      |
| Noble Group Ltd.                                                                            |   | 4,228,000       |   | 6,544,246      |
| Wharf Holdings Ltd.                                                                         |   | 2,382,000       |   | 14,181,480     |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $70,826,936)                                                                          |   | **89,681,488**  |
| **India 2.0%**                                                                              |   |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd.*                                                                         |   | 1,579,027       |   | 37,682,574     |
| Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.                                                     |   | 94,071          |   | 6,548,956      |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd.                                                                    |   | 53,268          |   | 5,548,856      |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $46,629,936)                                                                          |   | **49,780,386**  |
| **Indonesia 1.3%**                                                                          |   |
| PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (ADR) (a) (Cost                            $32,527,109)         |   | 702,600         |   | **30,443,658** |
| **Italy 1.9%**                                                                              |   |
| UniCredito Italiano SpA (Cost $41,915,165)                                                  |   | 5,417,072       |   | **45,883,911** |
| **Japan 13.7%**                                                                             |   |
| Canon, Inc.                                                                                 |   | 962,800         |   | 50,699,076     |
| Japan Tobacco, Inc.                                                                         |   | 10,526          |   | 59,621,512     |
| JFE Holdings, Inc.                                                                          |   | 478,700         |   | 26,273,338     |
| Komatsu Ltd.                                                                                |   | 971,900         |   | 29,612,710     |
| Makita Corp.                                                                                |   | 350,000         |   | 15,575,404     |
| Mitsubishi Corp.                                                                            |   | 1,006,000       |   | 29,087,285     |
| Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (a)                                                                |   | 613,000         |   | 15,795,753     |
| Nintendo Co., Ltd.                                                                          |   | 42,200          |   | 25,940,513     |
| Sumitomo Corp.                                                                              |   | 842,000         |   | 12,620,943     |
| Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.                                                              |   | 1,770,000       |   | 19,240,421     |
| Suzuki Motor Corp.                                                                          |   | 1,463,000       |   | 47,778,321     |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $278,488,627)                                                                         |   | **332,245,276** |
| **Kazakhstan 0.6%**                                                                         |   |
| KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (GDR) 144A (Cost                            $13,179,307) |   | 564,900         |   | **15,224,055** |
| **Mexico 1.6%**                                                                             |   |
| America Movil SAB de CV "L" (ADR)                                                           |   | 213,600         |   | 13,170,576     |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV "O" (a)                                                  |   | 5,960,100       |   | 25,845,769     |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $36,381,027)                                                                          |   | **39,016,345**  |
| **Norway 1.6%**                                                                             |   |
| StatoilHydro ASA (Cost $33,863,885)                                                         |   | 1,215,000       |   | **39,440,319** |
| **Russia 3.4%**                                                                             |   |
| Gazprom (ADR) (b)                                                                           |   | 569,950         |   | 29,920,575     |
| Gazprom (ADR) (b)                                                                           |   | 203,150         |   | 10,706,005     |
| Novorossiysk Sea Trade Port (GDR) 144A*                                                     |   | 291,600         |   | 5,904,900      |
| Sberbank*                                                                                   |   | 5,342,643       |   | 22,536,556     |
| Uralkali (GDR) 144A*                                                                        |   | 561,500         |   | 13,616,375     |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $72,899,484)                                                                          |   | **82,684,411**  |
| **Singapore 0.3%**                                                                          |   |
| Olam International Ltd. (Cost $6,225,172)                                                   |   | 3,090,000       |   | **6,607,980**  |
| **Spain 3.0%**                                                                              |   |
| Industria de Diseno Textil SA                                                               |   | 318,800         |   | 22,129,765     |
| Telefonica SA                                                                               |   | 1,501,626       |   | 50,261,159     |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $49,543,462)                                                                          |   | **72,390,924**  |
|                                                                                             |        |                 |        |                |  |  |

 

 

 

| **Sweden 0.2%**                                                                             |                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Rezidor Hotel Group AB (Cost $5,589,123)                                                    |                                   | 707,000 |   | **4,270,952** |
| **Switzerland 10.9%**                                                                       |                                   |
| ABB Ltd. (Registered)                                                                       |                                   | 826,359 |   | 24,273,086 |
| Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA "A"                            (Unit)                     |                                   | 617,578 |   | 42,399,365 |
| Julius Baer Holding AG (Registered)                                                         |                                   | 156,345 |   | 13,108,767 |
| Lonza Group AG (Registered)                                                                 |                                   | 251,940 |   | 29,441,206 |
| Nestle SA (Registered)                                                                      |                                   | 74,859 |   | 35,773,962 |
| Novartis AG (Registered) (a)                                                                |                                   | 760,424 |   | 43,050,273 |
| Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)                                                              |                                   | 260,882 |   | 49,517,644 |
| Xstrata PLC                                                                                 |                                   | 383,256 |   | 26,988,696 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $200,306,200)                                                                         |                                   | **264,552,999** |
| **United Arab Emirates 1.0%**                                                               |                                   |
| DP World Ltd.*                                                                              |                                   | 6,068,665 |   | 7,949,951 |
| Emaar Properties                                                                            |                                   | 4,837,169 |   | 16,407,500 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $24,136,683)                                                                          |                                   | **24,357,451** |
| **United Kingdom 15.9%**                                                                    |                                   |
| 3i Group PLC                                                                                |                                   | 1,944,871 |   | 43,460,874 |
| AMEC PLC                                                                                    |                                   | 5,673,141 |   | 89,768,929 |
| Anglo American PLC                                                                          |                                   | 553,022 |   | 37,429,739 |
| BAE Systems PLC                                                                             |                                   | 1,312,202 |   | 12,401,425 |
| Croda International PLC                                                                     |                                   | 1,462,863 |   | 17,485,908 |
| Greene King PLC                                                                             |                                   | 991,823 |   | 16,758,839 |
| Intertek Group PLC                                                                          |                                   | 974,318 |   | 18,110,130 |
| Prudential PLC                                                                              |                                   | 2,015,925 |   | 28,180,120 |
| Serco Group PLC                                                                             |                                   | 2,602,853 |   | 25,411,515 |
| Standard Chartered PLC                                                                      |                                   | 957,356 |   | 37,728,847 |
| Tesco PLC                                                                                   |                                   | 2,105,507 |   | 20,747,320 |
| Vodafone Group PLC                                                                          |                                   | 4,420,301 |   | 16,541,062 |
| Whitbread PLC                                                                               |                                   | 757,087 |   | 22,395,585 |
|                                                                                             |
| (Cost $314,766,873)                                                                         |                                   | **386,420,293** |
|                                                                                             |
| **Total Common Stocks**(Cost $1,882,251,982)                                                |                                   | **2,320,208,496** |
|                                                                                        | **Preferred Stocks 1.9%**              |   |
| **Germany**                                                                                 |                                   |
| Porsche AG (Cost $30,025,287)                                                               |                                   | 21,675 |   | **47,709,506** |
|                                                                                        | **Rights 0.0%**                        |   |
| **Thailand**                                                                                |                                   |
| True Corp. PCL, Expiration Date 4/3/2008* (Cost                            $0)              |                                   | 431,146 |   | **0** |
|                                                                                        | **Securities Lending Collateral 3.6%** |   |
| Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 5.09% (c)                            (d)(Cost $87,661,250) |                                   |   | 87,661,250 |   | **87,661,250** |
|                                                                                        | **Cash Equivalents 3.5%**              |   |
| Cash Management QP Trust, 4.88% (c)(Cost $84,298,332)                                       |                                   |   | 84,298,332 |   | **84,298,332** |
|                                                                                             |                                        |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

 

 

 

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **%                            of****Net Assets**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | **Value                            ($)** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Total Investment Portfolio**(Cost $2,084,236,851)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 104.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **2,539,877,584**                        |
| **Other Assets and Liabilities, Net**(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | (4.5)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **(109,387,528)**                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Net Assets**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 100.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **2,430,490,056**                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | *For information on the Fund's policies regarding                            the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies,                            please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial                            statements.*                                                                                                                                      |
| ***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | *Non-income producing security.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| *(a)*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | *All or a portion of these securities were on loan                            amounting to $81,122,663. In addition, included in other assets and                            liabilities, net is a pending sale, amounting to $2,356,275, that is                            also on loan. The value of all securities loaned at November 30, 2007                            amounted to $83,478,938 which is 3.4% of net assets.* |
| *(b)*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | *Securities with the same description are the same                            corporate entity but trade on different stock exchanges.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| *(c)*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | *Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment                            Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day                            yield at period end.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| *(d)*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | *Represents collateral held in connection with                            securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower                            rebates.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| *144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule                            144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in                            transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified                            institutional buyers.* |
| *ADR: American Depositary Receipt*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| *GDR: Global Depositary Receipt*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *At November 30, 2007, the DWS International Fund                            had the following sector diversification:*                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |        |                                          |  |  |  |

 

| ***Sector***                                                       |   | ***Market                            Value ($)*** |   | ***As a                            % of Common and Preferred Stocks*** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| *Financials*                                                       |   | *490,938,753*                                     |   | *20.7%*                                                                |
| *Industrials*                                                      |   | *455,031,506*                                     |   | *19.2%*                                                                |
| *Consumer Discretionary*                                           |   | *348,622,383*                                     |   | *14.7%*                                                                |
| *Materials*                                                        |   | *229,355,833*                                     |   | *9.7%*                                                                 |
| *Telecommunication Services*                                       |   | *212,379,858*                                     |   | *9.0%*                                                                 |
| *Health Care*                                                      |   | *181,387,006*                                     |   | *7.7%*                                                                 |
| *Consumer Staples*                                                 |   | *162,000,645*                                     |   | *6.8%*                                                                 |
| *Energy*                                                           |   | *122,304,653*                                     |   | *5.2%*                                                                 |
| *Information Technology*                                           |   | *116,095,471*                                     |   | *4.9%*                                                                 |
| *Utilities*                                                        |   | *49,801,894*                                      |   | *2.1%*                                                                 |
| ***Total Common and Preferred                            Stocks*** |   | ***2,367,918,002***                               |   | ***100.0**%*                                                           |

 

             

| **ITEM 2.** | **CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        | (a)                                     The Chief                            Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s                            Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the                            evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date                            within 90 days of the filing date of this report.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        | (b)                                     There have been                            no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial                            reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last half-year                            (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of the                            annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to                            materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over                            financial reporting. |
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| **ITEM 3.** | **EXHIBITS**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the                            Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and                            attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

 

 

**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and            the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be            signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

| Registrant: | DWS International Fund, a series of DWS International                            Fund, Inc. |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

| By: | /s/Michael G. Clark |
|-----|---------------------|

|   | Michael G. Clark |
|--------|------------------|

President

 

| Date: | January 16, 2008 |
|-------|------------------|

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and            the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following            persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates            indicated.

 

| Registrant: | DWS International Fund, a series of DWS International                            Fund, Inc. |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

| By: | /s/Michael G. Clark |
|-----|---------------------|

|   | Michael G. Clark |
|--------|------------------|

President

 

| Date: | January 16, 2008 |
|-------|------------------|

 

 

| By: | /s/Paul Schubert |
|-----|------------------|

|   | Paul Schubert |
|--------|---------------|

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

| Date: | January 16, 2008 |
|-------|------------------|