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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox television
| name = The Affair
| image = The Affair movie poster.jpg
| image = The Affair movie poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| alt =
| director = [[Paul Seed]]
| genre = Drama<br />Romance
| story =
| caption = DVD cover
| writer = [[John Sacksteder]]
| director = [[Paul Seed]]
| executive_producer = [[Harry Belafonte]]<br />[[Colin Callender]]
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| starring = [[Courtney B. Vance]]<br>[[Kerry Fox]]<br>[[Ciaran Hinds]]<br>[[Leland Gantt]]<br>[[Ned Beatty]]<br />
| producer = [[John Smithson]]<br />[[David M. Thompson]]
| cinematography =
| screenplay = [[Pablo Fenjves]]<br />Bryan Goluboff
| producer =
| story = Pablo Fenjves<br />[[Walter Bernstein]]
| music =
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| starring = [[Courtney B. Vance]]<br>[[Kerry Fox]]<br>[[Leland Gantt]]<br>[[Beatie Edney]]<br>[[Ciarán Hinds]]<br>[[Bill Nunn]]<br>[[Ned Beatty]]
| distributor =
| music = [[Christopher Gunning]]
| released =
| runtime =
| cinematography = Ivan Strasburg
| country = {{Film US}}
| editor = John Stothart
| company = Black Tuesday Films<br />[[HBO Pictures]]
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| language = English
| budget =
| network = HBO
| released = {{Start date|1995|10|14}}
| followed_by =
| runtime = 101 minutes<!--Runtime: 100:41--><ref>{{cite web|title=''THE AFFAIR'' (15)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/affair-0|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=1996-05-17|accessdate=2013-07-14}}</ref>
| country = United States
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| language = English
}}
}}
'''''The Affair''''' is a 1995 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[drama]] [[television film]] directed by [[Paul Seed]] and starring [[Courtney B. Vance]] as an [[African-American]] soldier in the [[United States Army]] who is deployed to England during [[World War II]] and has an affair with a British officer's wife, played by [[Kerry Fox]].


==Cast==
Courtney Vance plays [[Private First Class]] Travis Holloway, an [[African American]] soldier in the [[United States]] [[United States Army|Army]] who is deployed to [[England]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and meets Maggie Leyland, a [[British Army|British]] officer's wife, played by Kerry Fox. After establishing a friendship, the two end up in an affair. After her husband Edward, played by Ciaran Hinds, redeploys back to England, it is found out that Edward was being unfaithful as well. When Edward discovers Maggie's affair, he accuses the Travis of [[rape|raping]] his wife, leading to a [[court-martial]]. Under pressure from her husband, Maggie testifies that Travis raped her, causing him to make an outburst warning her that he could hang for the charge. Travis is convicted, sentenced to death and hanged before [[D-Day]].
* [[Courtney B. Vance]] as Travis Holloway
* [[Kerry Fox]] as Maggie Leyland
* [[Ciarán Hinds]] as Edward Leyland
* [[Leland Gantt]] as Barrett
* [[Ned Beatty]] as Col. Banning
* [[Bill Nunn]] as Sgt. Rivers
* [[Beatie Edney]] as Esther
* Fraser James as Sonny
* [[Adrian Lester]] as Ray
* [[Rory Jennings]] as David Leyland
* [[Nicholas Selby]] as Mr. Leyland
*[[Anna Cropper]] as Mrs. Leyland
* [[Rolf Saxon]] as Capt. Marks
* [[Todd Boyce]] as Capt. Carlson


==External Links==
==Production==
Many extras from the film were American Soldiers stationed at [[RAF Lakenheath]] and [[RAF Mildenhall]], including [[AFJROTC]] from Lakenheath AHS.
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*{{imdb title|0112305}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0112305|The Affair}}


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[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films about adultery in the United States]]
[[Category:African-American films]]
[[Category:American war romance films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1940s]]
[[Category:Films about interracial romance]]
[[Category:Films about capital punishment]]
[[Category:World War II films based on actual events]]
[[Category:HBO Films films]]
[[Category:1990s American films]]
[[Category:1990s war romance films]]


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Latest revision as of 00:01, 24 June 2024

The Affair
DVD cover
GenreDrama
Romance
Screenplay byPablo Fenjves
Bryan Goluboff
Story byPablo Fenjves
Walter Bernstein
Directed byPaul Seed
StarringCourtney B. Vance
Kerry Fox
Leland Gantt
Beatie Edney
Ciarán Hinds
Bill Nunn
Ned Beatty
Music byChristopher Gunning
Country of originVereinigte Staaten
Original languageEnglisch
Production
Executive producersHarry Belafonte
Colin Callender
ProducersJohn Smithson
David M. Thompson
CinematographyIvan Strasburg
HerausgeberJohn Stothart
Running time101 minutes[1]
Production companiesBlack Tuesday Films
HBO Pictures
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseOctober 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)

The Affair is a 1995 American romantic drama television film directed by Paul Seed and starring Courtney B. Vance as an African-American soldier in the United States Army who is deployed to England during World War II and has an affair with a British officer's wife, played by Kerry Fox.

Cast

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Production

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Many extras from the film were American Soldiers stationed at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, including AFJROTC from Lakenheath AHS.

References

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  1. ^ "THE AFFAIR (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1996-05-17. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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