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Stephen Ward
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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.
When the affairs are made public, the resulting scandal costs many people their political careers, and someone's life. Based on a true story.
- (34)
- Michael Caton-Jones
- R
- John Hurt
The movie “Scandal” argues that a scapegoat had to be found to contain the outrage - and Ward, a harmless and gentle osteopath, was the victim. So efficiently and ruthlessly did the establishment circle its wagons to defend itself that even now, 25 years later, attempts to make “Scandal” as a TV mini-series were blocked in England.
True story of the political sex scandal in Great Britain in 1963 involving callgirls Christine Keeler, Mandy Rice- Davies, Tory Cabinet Minister John Profumo, and Soviet Naval Attache Eugene Ivanov, which toppled the British government.
- Michael Caton-Jones
- Christopher Humphreys
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.
- (596)
- John Hurt
- $16.99
- Drama
Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government. An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him.
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