- Country: UK
- Genres: Comedy
- Release: 1957-09-26
- Director: Muriel Box
- Writers: Muriel Box , Sydney Box
- Language: English
- Stars: Margaret Leighton , Margaret Leighton , Ralph Richardson , Ralph Richardson , Patricia Dainton , Patricia Dainton , Carlo Giustini , Carlo Giustini , Marjorie Rhodes , Andree Melly , Thorley Walters , Frederick Piper , Megs Jenkins , Michael Shepley
- Runtime: 97 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: En nats dårskab (Denmark) , A Novel Affair (United States of America) , Der Mann aus der Fremde , Hennes italienske sjåfør (Norway) , O Romance e a Vida (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Passionate Stranger (United Kingdom) , The Passionate Stranger , L'étranger amoureux (France, French Republic) , Intohimoinen muukalainen (Finland) , O kos, i ka kai o dolofonos (Greece) , The Passionate Stranger (Australia)
- Plot: Novelist Judith Wynter gets inspiration for her new book when her wheelchair-bound husband Roger hires Carlo, a handsome Italian chauffeur. She bases her lurid story of deception, adultery and murder on completely fictionalised characterisations of herself, Roger and Carlo. Unfortunately the chauffeur reads a draft of the novel and naively concludes that Judith is madly in love with him in real life as well as on the page.
- IMDB:tt0050784
A Novel Affair Cast · · · ALL
Muriel Box
Director
Ralph Richardson
Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
Margaret Leighton
Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
Patricia Dainton
Emily / Betty
Carlo Giustini
Carlo / Mario
Andree Melly
Maria (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
Mr. Poldy
Thorley Walters
Jimmy
George Woodbridge
1st Landlord
Allan Cuthbertson
Dr. Stevenson
Barbara Archer
Doris (uncredited)
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Poldy
Megs Jenkins
Millie
Michael Trubshawe
Second Landlord
Alexander Gauge
(1914–1960)
MC at Dance
Barbara Graley
Secretary (uncredited)
Christopher Witty
Peter (uncredited)
Fred Tooze
Amos (uncredited)
John Arnatt
Maurice Lamport / Martin