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An Affair of the Skin

An Affair of the Skin

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An Affair of the Skin

"The producers of "The Balcony" now give you a blunt, contemporary drama in which, for the first time, an American looks into our sex attitudes with the same frankness as the Italians and French look at theirs!"

1963

1h 42m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A neurotic woman, her unhappy husband and three other New Yorkers share a complicated relationship.

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8 featured cast members

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Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Victoria

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Allen McCleod

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Katherine McCleod

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Janice

Herbert Berghof

Herbert Berghof

Max

Nancy Malone

Nancy Malone

Claire

Osceola Archer

Mrs. Cluny

Will Lee

Will Lee

Waiter

Creative team

Directed by: Ben Maddow
Written by: Ben Maddow
Produced by: Helen Levitt
Ben Maddow

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