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The Affair   1995         R, 105 min. Genre: Drama / Romance Director: Paul Seed   Cast: Courtney B. Vance, Kerry Fox, Leland Gantt, Ned Beatty, Bill Nunn, Ciaran Hinds, Beatie Edney, Fraser James, Adrian Lester, Rory Jennings, Nicholas Selby, Anna Cropper, Michael Shannon, Todd Boyce   Travis Holloway (Courtney B. Vance) is a Black soldier stationed in England during World War II. Travis begins an affair with a White married woman, Maggie Leyland (Kerry Fox). When her husband Edward (Ciaran Hinds) returns from the warfront, the affair is discovered. Edward accuses Travis of rape—a crime punishable by hanging—and Travis finds himself on trial for his life because of racial bigotry. Cast Courtney B. Vance Travis Holloway Kerry Fox Maggie Leyland Leland Gantt Barrett Ned Beatty Col. Banning Bill Nunn Sgt. Rivers Ciaran Hinds Edward Leyland Beatie Edney Esther Fraser James Sonny Adrian Lester Ray Rory Jennings David Leyland Nicholas Selby Mr. Leyland Anna Cropper Mrs. Leyland Michael Shannon Capt. Ford Todd Boyce Capt. Carlton