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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
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. Scandal was screened in competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
Keeler is played by Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, an actress previously unknown to me, and she walks a fine line with great confidence, seeming neither innocent nor sluttish, but more of a smart, ambitious and essentially honest young woman who finds that it is no more unpleasant to sleep with rich and important men than with her obscure boyfriend.
Feb 23, 2020 · After becoming enchanted by a young exotic dancer, Christine Keeler (Joanne Whalley), an English doctor (John Hurt) invites her to live with him. Through his contacts and parties she and her friend (Bridget Fonda) meet and begin to date various members of the ruling Conservative Party.
One of these women (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) has affairs with both Britain's Minister of War John Profumo (Ian McKellen) and Eugene Ivanov (Jeroen Krabbé), a supposed spy for the Soviet Union.
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- Michael Caton-Jones
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- John Hurt
Scandal. Director: Michael Caton-Jones. Writer: Michael Thomas. Cast: John Hurt, Bridget Fonda, Joanne Whalley, 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.
Aug 14, 1988 · The film's leading ladies, Miss Whalley, one of Britain's rising stage stars, and Miss Fonda, the daughter of Peter Fonda, are both 24. Bridget Fonda stepped into the Mandy Rice-Davies role...
