Scandal (1989)

6.0/10 115 min Drama History Romance

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.

Cast

John Hurt

Stephen Ward

Joanne Whalley

Christine Keeler

Bridget Fonda

Mandy Rice-Davies

Ian McKellen

John Profumo

Leslie Phillips

Lord Astor

Britt Ekland

Mariella Novotny

Daniel Massey

Mervyn Griffith-Jones

Roland Gift

Johnnie Edgecombe

Alex Norton

Detective Inspector

Ronald Fraser

Justice Marshall

Paul Brooke

Detective Sergeant

Jeroen Krabbé

Eugene Ivanov

Keith Allen

Kevin

Ralph Brown

Paul Mann

Ken Campbell

Editor of Pictorial

Trevor Eve

Matinée Idol

Iain Cuthbertson

Lord Hailsham

Oliver Ford Davies

Mr Woods

Susannah Doyle

Jackie

Joanna Dunham

Lady Astor

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