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Scandal (1989) 6.3
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 ... See full summary » Director:Michael Caton-JonesWriter:Michael Thomas |
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Stephen Ward
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Christine Keeler
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Mandy Rice-Davies
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John Profumo
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Lord Astor (Bill)
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Mariella Novotny
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Johnnie Edgecombe
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Jean Alexander | ... |
Mrs. Keeler
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Justice Marshall
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John, Detective Sgt.
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Eugene Ivanov
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Kevin, Reporter Sunday Pictorial
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Paul Mann
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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. Based on the real Profumo scandal of 1963. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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It Would Be A Scandal To Miss It See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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28 April 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Stephen Ward: Come off it John, we all have something to hide, what a boring life it would be if we didn't.
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A title card says, "One Year Later, 1962," indicating Profumo addressed Parliament re Keeler that year. But, Profumo's address was actually in March 1963. See more »Quotes
John Profumo: I have nothing to hide.Stephen Ward: Come off it John, we all have something to hide, what a boring life it would be if we didn't.
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The British have always enjoyed this kind of masochistic self-scrutiny, and what better wound to scratch than the notorious Profumo affair? The sex and treason scandal toppled England's conservative government in the early 1960s, and cost the life of at least one man: London doctor and celebrated freethinker Steven Ward, who enjoyed the heady, highbrow thrill of life in high places and understood how the quickest way into the corridors of power was through the pants of the men at the top. John Hurt manages to pull a sympathetic character out of the doctor's unsavory reputation, and freshman director Michael Caton-Jones recreates (with pitch-perfect sleaze) the boozy, lascivious mood of early '60s sex and politics. The details would have been compelling even without so much trendy visual overkill, but a little stylistic embellishment is to be expected in a film condensed to feature length from a proposed five-hour television miniseries. And although the script by Michael Thomas says nothing about power and privilege that isn't already common knowledge, it's nice to be reminded of the all-too human animal lurking just behind the typically English stiff upper lip.