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The Washington Affair

1977-03-04 · 81 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

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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Directors
Victor Stoloff
Production companies
Walter G. O'Connor Company Production
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Barry SullivanBarry SullivanWalter Nicholson
Carol LynleyCarol LynleyBarbara Nicholson
Tom SelleckTom SelleckJim Hawley
Arlene BanasVirginia Hawley
Kathleen GaffneyMyra Platt alias Cary Lane
Mel HowardSam
William KingThe Waiter
Brian KreiderThe Bell Boy

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