Scandal

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-04-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (3589 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Genres:

Drama History

Cast:

John Hurt Joanne Whalley Bridget Fonda Ian McKellen

Writer:

Michael Thomas

Fullplot:

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.

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