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The Affair

  • TV Movie
  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
282
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Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
DramaRomance
A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer, who becomes her first love.A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer, who becomes her first love.A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer, who becomes her first love.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
282
YOUR RATING
    • Gilbert Cates
    • Barbara Turner
  • Stars
    • Natalie Wood
    • Robert Wagner
    • Bruce Davison
    • Gilbert Cates
    • Barbara Turner
  • Stars
    • Natalie Wood
    • Robert Wagner
    • Bruce Davison
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    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in The Affair (1973)

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    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Courtney Patterson
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Marcus Simon
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Jamie Patterson
    Jamie Smith-Jackson
    Jamie Smith-Jackson
    • Jennifer
    • (as Jamie Smith Jackson)
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    • Frank
    • (as Pat Harrington)
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • Mr. Patterson
    Paul Ryan
    Paul Ryan
    • Bobbie
    Frances Reid
    Frances Reid
    • Mrs. Patterson
    Mark Roberts
    Mark Roberts
    • Howard
    Anna Aries
    • Annie Simon
    Steve Riskas
    • Peter
    Brett Ericson
    • Evan
    Robert Stull
    • Michael
    Anna Karen
    Anna Karen
    • Willa
    Paul Pepper
    Paul Pepper
    • Engineer
    Suzanne Taylor
    Suzanne Taylor
    • Hostess
    • (as Sue Taylor)
    Victoria Carroll
    Victoria Carroll
    • First Man's Wife
    Keith Walker
    • First Man
      • Gilbert Cates
      • Barbara Turner
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Natalie Wood was pregnant while making the movie and named her daughter Courtney Brooke Wagner after the character she played.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Big Box: To the Devil a Daughter (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      I Can't See You Anymore
      Written by Renée Armand and Jim Gordon

      Performed by Natalie Wood

    User reviews12

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    3/10
    Help is not forthcoming for Natalie in torpid film
    Natalie Wood portrays Courtney Patterson, a polio disabled songwriter who attempts to avoid being victimized as a result of involvement in her first love affair, with her partner being attorney Marcus Simon, played tepidly by Wood's real-life husband, Robert Wagner. The film is cut heavily, but the majority of the remaining scenes shows a very weak hand from the director who permits Wagner to consistently somnambulate, laying waste to a solid and nuanced performance from Wood, who also proffers a fine soprano. The script is somewhat trite but the persistent nature of Wagner's dramatic shortcoming is unfortunately in place throughout, as he is given a free hand to impose his desultory stare at Wood, which must be discouraging to an actress. The progression of their relationship is erratically presented and this, coupled with choppy editing, leads the viewer to be less than assured as to what is transpiring, motivation being almost completely ignored in the writing. Although largely undistinguished, the cinematography shines during one brief scene when Wood is placed in a patio and, following the sound of a closing door, remains at the center while the camera's eye steadily pulls away demonstrating her helplessness and frailty. More controlled direction would have allowed the performers, even the limp Wagner, to scale their acting along the lines of an engaging relationship; as it was released, there is, for the most part, an immense lack of commitment.
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    • Apr 24, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 14 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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