Scandal (1989 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Produced by | Stephen Woolley |
| Written by | Michael Thomas |
| Starring | John Hurt Joanne Whalley Bridget Fonda Ian McKellen |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Cinematography | Mike Molloy |
| Editing by | Angus Newton |
| Distributed by | Palace Pictures Miramax Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 3 March, 1989 |
| Running time | 115 min. (UK) 106 min (US) 111 min (Canada) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $8,800,000 |
Scandal (1989) is a British drama film, a fictionalised account of the Profumo Affair based on 1987 Anthony Summers' book Honeytrap.
Starring Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen Ward, personalities at the heart of the affair, the film details the scandal that, in 1963, rocked the government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and may have contributed to the defeat of the ruling Conservative Party at the following year's general election.
The cast also includes Ian McKellen as John Profumo, Britt Ekland as Mariella Novotny, Bridget Fonda as Mandy Rice-Davies, Leslie Phillips as Lord Astor, and Roland Gift as Johnnie Edgecombe.
The film's theme song "Nothing Has Been Proved" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and sung by Dusty Springfield.
The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot summary
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.
[edit] 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
- Jean Alexander - Mrs. Keeler
- Alex Norton - Detective Inspector
- Ronald Fraser - Justice Marshall
- Paul Brooke - John, Detective Sgt.
- Jeroen Krabbé - Eugene Ivanov
- Keith Allen - Kevin, Reporter Sunday Pictorial
- Ralph Brown - Paul Mann
- Iain Cuthbertson - Lord Hailsham
- Johnny Shannon - Peter Rachman
[edit] Reception
At the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Scandal received an overall approval rating of 90%.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Scandal". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/242/year/1989.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Scandal at Rotten Tomatoes
[edit] External links
- Scandal at the Internet Movie Database
- Scandal at Box Office Mojo
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