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The Washington Affair

1977 · 81 min

A slow, quietly tense drama of leverage and secrets, where every polite conversation hides a trap.

Directed by
Victor Stoloff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Barry Sullivan, Carol Lynley, Tom Selleck
Overview
An unscrupulous businessman tries to win a government contract by playing up to the engineer assigned to review the project. He comes to the engineer's hotel room to offer him money, all the while secretly filming the proceedings with a hidden camera. Meanwhile the engineer, unhappily married to an alcoholic, uses the hotel room to continue his affair with the businessman's attractive young wife.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Victor Stoloff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Barry Sullivan, Carol Lynley, Tom Selleck
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • betrayal
    • obsession
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Victor Stoloff
    Written by
    Stanley Z. Cherry, Eva Wolas
    Starring
    Barry Sullivan, Carol Lynley, Tom Selleck, Arlene Banas, Kathleen Gaffney, Mel Howard, William King, Brian Kreider
    Cinematography
    Mikhail Suslov
    Runtime
    81 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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