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Scandal

- The story that seduced the world is now the most controversial film of the year.

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.

Release Date : 1989-03-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British Screen ProductionsPalace PicturesMiramaxBritish Satellite Broadcasting

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Stephen Ward

Original Name : John Hurt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christine Keeler

Original Name : Joanne Whalley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mandy Rice-Davies

Original Name : Bridget Fonda

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Profumo

Original Name : Ian McKellen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Astor

Original Name : Leslie Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mariella Novotny

Original Name : Britt Ekland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mervyn Griffith-Jones

Original Name : Daniel Massey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnnie Edgecombe

Original Name : Roland Gift

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Inspector

Original Name : Alex Norton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Justice Marshall

Original Name : Ronald Fraser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Sergeant

Original Name : Paul Brooke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eugene Ivanov

Original Name : Jeroen Krabbé

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kevin

Original Name : Keith Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul Mann

Original Name : Ralph Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Editor of Pictorial

Original Name : Ken Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matinée Idol

Original Name : Trevor Eve

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Hailsham

Original Name : Iain Cuthbertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Woods

Original Name : Oliver Ford Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackie

Original Name : Susannah Doyle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Astor

Original Name : Joanna Dunham

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucky Gordon

Original Name : Leon Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valerie Profumo

Original Name : Deborah Grant

Gender : Female

Character Name : James Burge

Original Name : Terence Rigby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter Rachman

Original Name : Johnny Shannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Percy Murray

Original Name : Jeff Nuttall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tory MP

Original Name : James Villiers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Northern Gent

Original Name : Malcolm Terris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Keeler

Original Name : Jean Alexander

Gender : Female

Character Name : Murray's Dancers

Original Name : Colette Dolan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : Valerie Griffiths

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clive

Original Name : Chris Humphreys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polish Gent

Original Name : Czeslad Grocholski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hanif

Original Name : Stefan Kalipha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jennifer

Original Name : Tacy Kneale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Press Secretary

Original Name : Tony Mathews

Gender : Male

Character Name : D’Lazlo

Original Name : Richard Morant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olga

Original Name : Mia Nadasi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Woods’ Secretary

Original Name : Sarah Prince

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs Hare

Original Name : Ann Queensberry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aziz

Original Name : Raad Rawi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jilly

Original Name : Jennifer Scott Malden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Plump Neighbour

Original Name : Joan Turner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Headgirl

Original Name : Doremy Vernon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Conservative M.P.

Original Name : James Villiers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joannie

Original Name : Alison Waters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redhead

Original Name : Susie Ann Watkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vicky

Original Name : Arkie Whiteley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ayub Khan

Original Name : Tariq Yunus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murray’s Dancers

Original Name : Toni Shiletto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murray’s Dancers

Original Name : Jackie Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murray’s Dancers

Original Name : Kate Charman

Gender : Female

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-09-02

This film seems to do a fine job recreating the spirit of the 60s, or at least as experienced by the in crowd and the wealthy. John Hurt is great, as usual, and Joanne Whaley os so expressive and magnetic when she smiles or vamps or whatever, I can almost imagine that it was more than beauty that caused Helen of Troy’s face to launch a thousand ships; it was how she looked at men. So I stuck with the film, but I didn’t find it to be compelling. People seemed to mumble at times, and likable characters were pretty thin on the ground. I was left wishing Jean Alexander as Christine’s mother had been given more airtime. And, well, that is about all I have to say about it, I guess.

kevin2019

@kevin2019

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 John Profumo, and suspected Russian spy Yevgeny Ivanov into some kind of cohesive order and even though the more scandalous aspects have lost a lot of their incendiary political relevance when compared to today's lapsed social standards it is still an incredibly interesting insight into what happened and the people who were caught up in the damaging media maelstrom it generated.