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03/03/1989 Drama, History, Romance 1h 55m
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The story that seduced the world is now the most controversial film of the year.

Overview

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.

  1. Michael Caton-Jones

    Director

  2. Michael Thomas

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. John Hurt

    Stephen Ward

  2. Joanne Whalley

    Christine Keeler

  3. Bridget Fonda

    Mandy Rice-Davies

  4. Ian McKellen

    John Profumo

  5. Leslie Phillips

    Lord Astor

  6. Britt Ekland

    Mariella Novotny

  7. Daniel Massey

    Mervyn Griffith-Jones

  8. Roland Gift

    Johnnie Edgecombe

  9. Alex Norton

    Detective Inspector

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Reviews

A review by kevin2019
Written by kevin2019 on 2024-02-15
"Scandal" features the sort of sexually promiscuous depiction of the upper classes that usually results in a keen sense of disassociation which finally leads to disinterest and then downright boredom amongst those patrons in the audience completely unaccustomed with the activities of such banal people, so it is somewhat surprising to discover this isn't actually the case here and as a matter of fact the opposite just happens to be true. This film also does an excellent job of placing all the incidents surrounding what happened between Christine Keeler, the rising star of the Conservative Party...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$8,800,000.00

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