as Charles Dobbs Simone Signoret as Elsa Fennan Maximilian Schell as Dieter Frey Harriet Andersson as Ann Dobbs Harry Andrews as Mendel Kenneth Haigh as Bill Appleby Roy Kinnear as Adam Scarr Max Adrian as Advisor Lynn Redgrave as Virgin Robert Flemyng as Samuel Fennan Leslie Sands as Inspector Corin Redgrave as David Sheraton Blount as Eunice Scarr (uncredited) Denis Shaw as Wilf the Barman (uncredited) David Warner as the actor playing Edward II in the Aldwych Theatre Production Location shooting for The Deadly Affair took place in London, in St. James's Park, at The Balloon Tavern and Chelsea Embankment in Chelsea, in Battersea and Barnes, in Twickenham, and at the Serpentine Restaurant in Hyde Park (demolished in 1990). The exterior of Dobbs's house is in St. George's Square, Pimlico. For the theatre scene a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company Edward II was recreated at its real location of the Aldwych Theatre, London. Director of photography Freddie Young's technique of pre-exposing the colour film negative to a small, controlled amount of light (known as "flashing" or "pre-fogging") in order to create a muted colour palette was first used in this film. Lumet called the result "colourless colour" and it proved influential, being used by other cinematographers such as Vilmos Zsigmond on McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Awards and honours The Deadly Affair received five BAFTA Awards nominations: Best British Film for Sidney Lumet, Best British Screenplay for Paul Dehn, Best British Cinematography (Colour) for Freddie Young, Best Foreign Actress for Simone Signoret, and Best British Actor for James Mason. However, it did not win any of the awards. Musical score and soundtrack The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and the soundtrack album was released on the Verve label in 1967. Allmusic's Stephen Cook noted, "Deadly Affair's dreamy mix of bossa nova moods and unobtrusive symphonics still makes for some pleasant, if not always provocative, listening. Plus, one gets to hear Astrud Gilberto in fine fettle on the opening cut". The Vinyl Factory said "This soundtrack to the Sidney Lumet thriller starts off with Astrud Gilberto drizzling her best desultory vocal over ‘Who Needs Forever’, which creates a moody atmosphere that is sustained throughout the entire album. With its languid orchestrations, breezy strings, and airy samba rhythms, this is a perfect Sunday morning record". Track listing All compositions by Quincy Jones "Who Needs Forever" (lyrics by