Movie
An American Affair
Overview
In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-11-27
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Astrakan Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gretchen Mol as Catherine Caswell
- James Rebhorn as Lucian Carver
- Cameron Bright as Adam Stafford
- Noah Wyle as Mike Stafford
- Mark Pellegrino as Graham Caswell
- Perrey Reeves as Adrienne Stafford
- Jimmy Bellinger as Jimmy
- Jermaine Crawford as Andre
- Jack Ruby as Self (archive footage)
- Austin Majors as Additional voice
- Sean Murphy as Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Crew
- William Olsson - Director
- Alex Metcalf - Writer
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