The Wild Affair

The Wild Affair is a 1965 British comedy film written and directed by John Krish and starring Nancy Kwan, Terry-Thomas, Jimmy Logan, Gladys Morgan, and Betty Marsden.[1] It was adapted from the 1961 novel The Last Hours of Sandra Lee by William Sansom.[2]

The Wild Affair
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Krish
Produced byWilliam Kirby
Richard L. Patterson
Written byJohn Krish
Based onThe Last Hours of Sandra Lee (novel)
by William Sansom
StarringNancy Kwan
Terry-Thomas
Jimmy Logan
Gladys Morgan
Music byMartin Slavin
CinematographyArthur Ibbetson
Edited byRussell Lloyd
Norman Savage
Distributed byBryanston Films (UK)
British Lion Films (UK)
Seven Arts (US)
Release date
  • 5 December 1965 (1965-12-05) (UK)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Secretary Marjorie Lee (Kwan) is engaged, but wants to have a fling before her wedding. She decides to attend the office holiday party, where her boss is the one who approaches her.[3]

Cast

Reception

The film was deemed "more silly than sexy",[3] and Nancy Kwan was deemed miscast.[4]

References

  1. "The Wild Affair (1965)". BFI.
  2. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3 via Google Books.
  3. Craddock, Jim, ed. (2015). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (2016 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. p. 1607.
  4. Halliwell, Leslie (1983). Halliwell's Film Guide. p. 899. ISBN 0-684-17984-9.


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