Scandal

• 5.926 Drama
• 1989-03-03
• 115 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writer:

Michael Thomas