SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS
                               OF THE LISTED FUND

                                 -----------------

                                 CLASS S SHARES

                      DWS International Select Equity Fund

The following information replaces the disclosure contained in the "How Much
Investors Pay" section of the fund's prospectus:

How Much Investors Pay

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold fund shares.

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Fee Table
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Shareholder Fees, paid directly from your investment
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Redemption/Exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days           2.00%
(as % of redemption proceeds)(1)
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Annual Operating Expenses, deducted from fund assets
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Management Fee(2)                                                   0.81%
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Distribution/Service (12b-1) Fee                                     None
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Other Expenses(3)                                                    0.43
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Total Annual Operating Expenses(4)                                   1.24
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(1)  This fee is charged on applicable redemptions or exchanges. Please see
     "Policies You Should Know About -- Policies about transactions" for further
     information.

(2)  Restated on an annualized basis to reflect approved fee changes to take
     effect on or about June 1, 2006. Includes 0.10% administration fee.

(3)  Restated on an annualized basis to reflect fee changes which took effect on
     October 1, 2006 and restated to reflect the conversion of Investment Class
     shares to Class S shares on October 20, 2006.

(4)  Effective October 1, 2007, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive all
     or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating
     expenses of the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annual
     expenses at 0.97% for Class S shares, excluding certain expenses such as
     extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses. This
     voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be terminated at any time at the
     option of the Advisor.


               Please Retain This Supplement for Future Reference



                                                                     [Logo]DWS
                                                                       SCUDDER
                                                           Deutsche Bank Group

November 14, 2007
DISEF-3600

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                SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS
                               OF THE LISTED FUND

                                 -----------------

                               INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

                      DWS International Select Equity Fund

The following information replaces the disclosure contained in the "How Much
Investors Pay" section of the fund's prospectus:

How Much Investors Pay

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold fund shares.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fee Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Shareholder Fees, paid directly from your investment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Redemption/Exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days           2.00%
(as % of redemption proceeds)(1)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Annual Operating Expenses, deducted from fund assets
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Management Fee(2)                                                   0.81%
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Distribution/Service (12b-1) Fee                                     None
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Expenses(3)                                                    0.26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Annual Operating Expenses(4)                                   1.07
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(1)  This fee is charged on applicable redemptions or exchanges. Please see
     "Policies You Should Know About -- Policies about transactions" for further
     information.

(2)  Restated on an annualized basis to reflect approved fee changes to take
     effect on or about June 1, 2006. Includes 0.10% administration fee.

(3)  Restated on an annualized basis to reflect fee changes which took effect on
     October 1, 2006 and restated to reflect the conversion of Premier Class
     shares to Institutional Class shares on August 18, 2006.

(4)  Effective October 1, 2007, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive all
     or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating
     expenses of the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annual
     expenses at 0.92% for Institutional Class shares, excluding certain
     expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest
     expenses. This voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be terminated at any
     time at the option of the Advisor.


               Please Retain This Supplement for Future Reference




                                                                     [Logo]DWS
                                                                       SCUDDER
                                                           Deutsche Bank Group

November 14, 2007
PS399-3600