A 1950s Army wife embarks on an affair with her husband's commanding officer, prompting her to question her life and marriage. Oscar-winning post-war drama, starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe and Carrie Snodgress.

Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.