The Affair (1973 film)


The Affair is a 1973 American TV movie directed by Gilbert Cates and starring Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Bruce Davison and Jamie Smith-Jackson.
The film starred Natalie Wood in her first appearance since Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Her co-star was Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she recently remarried.

Plot

A 32-year-old disabled songwriter falls in love for the first time.

Cast

Wagner and Wood made the film for Spelling-Goldberg Productions, which offered them a development deal for a series in which they did not appear. The series ended up being Charlie's Angels.

Reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote "Natalie Wood turns in what is perhaps her finest performance to date."