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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.
- $7 million
- Carl Davis
- 3 March 1989
- Stephen Woolley
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
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.
Jul 11, 2012 · SCANDAL [BR / US 1989]..BRIDGET FONDA as Mandy Rice-Davies, JOANNE WHALLEY KILMER as Christine Keeler Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive. Ward invites Keeler to a party at Lord and Lady...
1989. 1 hr 54 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Provocative dramatization of the 1963 Profumo sex-pionage affair that rocked the British government. Ian McKellen plays John Profumo, the Cabinet Minister...
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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- Drama
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