The End of the Affair

~The end was just the beginning.

Overview

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1999-12-03
Budget: $23000000
Revenue: $10827816
Runtime: 102 min

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