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Scandal

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

1989-03-03 Drama 1hr 55m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    1989-03-03
  • Revenue
    $8,800,000
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 55m
  • Genre
    Drama, History, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.4
  • Production
    British Screen Productions, Palace Pictures, Miramax, British Satellite Broadcasting

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Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Stephen Ward
Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Christine Keeler
Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda

Mandy Rice-Davies
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

John Profumo
Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Mariella Novotny
Daniel Massey

Daniel Massey

Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Roland Gift

Roland Gift

Johnnie Edgecombe
Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Detective Inspector
Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Justice Marshall
Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Detective Sergeant
Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Eugene Ivanov
Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Paul Mann
Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Editor of Pictorial
Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

Matinée Idol
Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Lord Hailsham
Joanna Dunham

Joanna Dunham

Lady Astor
Leon Herbert

Leon Herbert

Lucky Gordon
Deborah Grant

Deborah Grant

Valerie Profumo
Terence Rigby

Terence Rigby

James Burge
Johnny Shannon

Johnny Shannon

Peter Rachman
Jeff Nuttall

Jeff Nuttall

Percy Murray
Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Northern Gent
Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

Mrs. Keeler
Colette Dolan

Colette Dolan

Murray's Dancers
Tacy Kneale

Tacy Kneale

Jennifer
Tony Mathews

Tony Mathews

Press Secretary
Richard Morant

Richard Morant

D’Lazlo
Sarah Prince

Sarah Prince

Mr Woods’ Secretary
Joan Turner

Joan Turner

Plump Neighbour
James Villiers

James Villiers

Conservative M.P.
Tariq Yunus

Tariq Yunus

Ayub Khan
Toni Shiletto

Toni Shiletto

Murray’s Dancers
Jackie Harvey

Jackie Harvey

Murray’s Dancers
Kate Charman

Kate Charman

Murray’s Dancers

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Scandal
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A Review by narrator56 6

Written by narrator56 on 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... read more

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.

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A Review by kevin2019 10

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 wh... read more

"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.

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A Review by Peter McGinn

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 whatev...

reviewer avatar

A Review by narrator56 6

Written by narrator56 on 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 mag...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by kevin2019 10

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 ...

read more