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- John HurtStephen Ward
- Joanne WhalleyChristine Keeler
- Bridget FondaMandy Rice-Davies
- Ian McKellenJohn Profumo
- Leslie PhillipsLord Astor
- Britt EklandMariella Novotny
- Daniel MasseyMervyn Griffith-Jones
- Roland GiftJohnnie Edgecombe
- Jeroen KrabbéEugene Ivanov
- Jean AlexanderMrs. Keeler
- Alex NortonDetective Inspector
- Ronald FraserJustice Marshall
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Apr 28, 1989 · Scandal: Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. With John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen. Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.
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- Drama, History
- Michael Caton-Jones
- 1989-04-28
Scandal. (1989 film) Scandal is a 1989 British historical drama film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It is a fictionalised account of the Profumo affair that rocked the government of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. It stars Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen Ward, personalities at the heart of the affair.
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.
Stephen Ward (John Hurt) regularly employs attractive young women as professional party guests to impress his influential friends in the British government. One of these women (Joanne Whalley ...
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- Michael Caton-Jones
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- John Hurt
Scandal (1989) is a British drama film, a fictionalised account of the Profumo Affair based on 1987 Anthony Summers' book Honeytrap. Starring Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen Ward, personalities at the heart of the affair, the film details the scandal that, in 1963, rocked the government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and may have contributed to the ...
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