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 Value Opportunities Fund**

 

 

|                                                                         | **Shares**              |        | **Value                            ($)** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------|
|                                                                              |
|                                                                         | **Common Stocks 83.0%** |        |
| **Austria 1.1%**                                                             |                    |
| Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG                            "A" |                    | 3,000       |                                     | 202,875 |
| Strabag SE*                                                                  |                    | 538         |                                     | 38,173 |
|                                                                              |
| (Cost $236,431)                                                              |                    | **241,048** |
| **Belgium 1.1%**                                                             |                    |
| Umicore (Cost $215,640)                                                      |                    | 1,000       |                                     | **234,302** |
| **Bermuda 1.6%**                                                             |                    |
| Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (Cost $326,600)                                       |                    | 10,000      |                                     | **364,622** |
|                                                                              |                         |             |                                          |  |  |  |  |  |

 

 

 

| **Canada 0.9%**                                                                       |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Yamana Gold, Inc. (Cost $204,600)                                                     |   | 15,000 |   | **194,260** |
| **France 3.6%**                                                                       |   |
| France Telecom SA                                                                     |   | 10,500 |   | 398,187 |
| Total SA                                                                              |   | 5,000 |   | 404,456 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $650,071)                                                                       |   | **802,643** |
| **Germany 20.0%**                                                                     |   |
| Daimler AG (Registered)                                                               |   | 3,000 |   | 305,592 |
| Deutsche Post AG (Registered)                                                         |   | 6,500 |   | 220,591 |
| Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)                                                      |   | 20,000 |   | 441,622 |
| E.ON AG                                                                               |   | 2,500 |   | 509,216 |
| Hamburger Hafen- und Logistik AG*                                                     |   | 2,060 |   | 180,821 |
| IVG Immobilien AG                                                                     |   | 10,000 |   | 393,847 |
| Manz Automation AG*                                                                   |   | 1,800 |   | 399,860 |
| Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG                            (Registered) |   | 2,500 |   | 453,887 |
| Roth & Rau AG*                                                                    |   | 1,800 |   | 609,456 |
| RWE AG                                                                                |   | 4,000 |   | 546,208 |
| Siemens AG (Registered)                                                               |   | 2,300 |   | 348,951 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $3,386,187)                                                                     |   | **4,410,051** |
| **Greece 0.8%**                                                                       |   |
| Marfin Investment Group SA (Cost $182,678)                                            |   | 20,000 |   | **170,053** |
| **Italy 2.3%**                                                                        |   |
| Eni SpA                                                                               |   | 9,000 |   | 321,447 |
| Landi Renzo SpA*                                                                      |   | 54,180 |   | 197,964 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $610,143)                                                                       |   | **519,411** |
| **Japan 6.6%**                                                                        |   |
| Don Quijote Co., Ltd.                                                                 |   | 15,000 |   | 318,272 |
| Japan Tobacco, Inc.                                                                   |   | 70 |   | 396,495 |
| Nippon Oil Corp.                                                                      |   | 20,000 |   | 167,311 |
| Sony Corp.                                                                            |   | 6,500 |   | 350,886 |
| Sumitomo Corp.                                                                        |   | 15,000 |   | 224,839 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $1,367,715)                                                                     |   | **1,457,803** |
| **Liechtenstein 0.6%**                                                                |   |
| Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (Cost                            $133,895)           |   | 1,500 |   | **134,069** |
| **Netherlands 6.7%**                                                                  |   |
| European Aeronautic Defence & Space                            Co.                |   | 10,000 |   | 320,536 |
| Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (CVA)                                             |   | 6,000 |   | 360,975 |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC "A"                                                             |   | 10,015 |   | 406,039 |
| Smit Internationale NV                                                                |   | 4,000 |   | 402,955 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $1,194,379)                                                                     |   | **1,490,505** |
| **Norway 3.0%**                                                                       |   |
| StatoilHydro ASA                                                                      |   | 6,000 |   | 194,767 |
| Stepstone ASA*                                                                        |   | 110,000 |   | 460,860 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $563,559)                                                                       |   | **655,627** |
| **Spain 2.8%**                                                                        |   |
| Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona SA                            "A"              |   | 7,535 |   | 303,752 |
| Tubos Reunidos SA                                                                     |   | 40,000 |   | 314,779 |
|                                                                                       |
| (Cost $512,620)                                                                       |   | **618,531** |
|                                                                                       |        |  |  |  |  |  |

 

 

 

| **Sweden 5.5%**                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nordea Bank AB                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 21,000 |   | 352,725 |
| OMX AB                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 14,000 |   | 584,175 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB "A"                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10,000 |   | 279,820 |
|                                                      |
| (Cost $1,038,356)                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **1,216,720** |
| **Switzerland 9.4%**                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ABB Ltd. (Registered)                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15,000 |   | 440,603 |
| Nestlé SA (Registered)                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,000 |   | 477,885 |
| Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 700 |   | 132,866 |
| Sulzer AG (Registered)                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 250 |   | 376,832 |
| Xstrata PLC                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5,000 |   | 352,097 |
| Zurich Financial Services AG (Registered)            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,000 |   | 289,382 |
|                                                      |
| (Cost $1,808,319)                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **2,069,665** |
| **United Kingdom 17.0%**                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Admiral Group PLC                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 21,000 |   | 450,018 |
| Anglo American PLC                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5,095 |   | 344,841 |
| BAE Systems PLC                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 40,000 |   | 378,034 |
| Barclays PLC                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 30,000 |   | 347,541 |
| British American Tobacco PLC                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9,800 |   | 380,325 |
| Chemring Group PLC                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10,000 |   | 440,782 |
| Tesco PLC                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 40,000 |   | 394,153 |
| Tui Travel PLC*                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 30,000 |   | 169,694 |
| Vedanta Resources PLC                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 7,000 |   | 331,576 |
| Vodafone Group PLC                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 140,000 |   | 523,889 |
|                                                      |
| (Cost $3,373,299)                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **3,760,853** |
|                                                      |
| **Total Common Stocks**(Cost $15,804,492)            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **18,340,163** |
|                                                 | **Preferred Stocks 2.0%**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |
| **Germany**                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Eurokai KGaA (Cost $226,587)                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3,000 |   | **443,595** |
|                                                 | **Cash Equivalents 11.1%**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |
| Cash Management QP Trust, 4.88% (a)(Cost $2,458,578) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | 2,458,578 |   | **2,458,578** |
|                                                 | **%                            of****Net Assets**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | **Value                            ($)** |
|                                                      |
| **Total Investment Portfolio**(Cost $18,489,657)     | 96.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | **21,242,336** |
| **Other Assets and Liabilities, Net**                | 3.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **855,388** |
|                                                      |
| **Net Assets**                                       | 100.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **22,097,724** |
|                                                 | *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)*                                                | *Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment                            Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day                            yield at period end.*                                                                                                |
| *CVA: Certificaten Van Aandelen*                     |
|                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

             

*At November 30, 2007, the DWS International Value Opportunities Fund            had the following sector diversification:*

             

| ***Sector***  |   | ***Market                            Value ($)*** |   | ***As a                            % of Common and Preferred Stocks*** |
|---------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| *Industrials* |   | *4,638,547*                                       |   | *24.7%*                                                                |
| *Financials*  |   | *3,455,511*                                       |   | *18.4%*                                                                |

 

 

 

| *Materials*                                                        |   | *2,136,477*      |   | *11.4%*  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------|--------|----------|
| *Consumer Staples*                                                 |   | *1,648,858*      |   | *8.8%*   |
| *Utilities*                                                        |   | *1,562,051*      |   | *8.3%*   |
| *Energy*                                                           |   | *1,494,020*      |   | *8.0%*   |
| *Telecommunication Services*                                       |   | *1,363,698*      |   | *7.2%*   |
| *Consumer Discretionary*                                           |   | *1,342,414*      |   | *7.1%*   |
| *Information Technology*                                           |   | *1,009,316*      |   | *5.4%*   |
| *Health Care*                                                      |   | *132,866*        |   | *0.7%*   |
| ***Total Common and Preferred                            Stocks*** |   | ***18,783,758*** |   | *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 Value Opportunities 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 Value Opportunities 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 |
|-------|------------------|