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Scandal

Scandal

6,0 /10 (104 Votes)
1989 EN 115 min

Overview

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.

Release date

03/03/1989

Votes

104

Popularity

2.7

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

115 min

Revenue

$8,800,000

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

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Lord Astor

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

Keith Allen

Keith Allen

Kevin

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

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Mr Woods

Susannah Doyle

Susannah Doyle

Jackie

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

James Villiers

James Villiers

Tory MP

Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Northern Gent

Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

Mrs. Keeler

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Colette Dolan

Murray's Dancers

Valerie Griffiths

Valerie Griffiths

Landlady

Chris Humphreys

Chris Humphreys

Clive

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Czeslad Grocholski

Polish Gent

Stefan Kalipha

Stefan Kalipha

Hanif

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Tacy Kneale

Jennifer

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Tony Mathews

Press Secretary

Richard Morant

Richard Morant

D’Lazlo

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Mia Nadasi

Olga

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Sarah Prince

Mr Woods’ Secretary

Ann Queensberry

Ann Queensberry

Mrs Hare

Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Aziz

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Jennifer Scott Malden

Jilly

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Joan Turner

Plump Neighbour

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Doremy Vernon

Headgirl

James Villiers

James Villiers

Conservative M.P.

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Alison Waters

Joannie

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Susie Ann Watkins

Redhead

Arkie Whiteley

Arkie Whiteley

Vicky

Tariq Yunus

Tariq Yunus

Ayub Khan

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Toni Shiletto

Murray’s Dancers

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Jackie Harvey

Murray’s Dancers

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Kate Charman

Murray’s Dancers

Original Soundtrack

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

2021-09-02

⭐ 6

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 ha…

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kevin2019

2024-02-15

⭐ 10

"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…

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