The story that seduced the world is now the most controversial film of the year.
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.
Scandal (1989) is a drama, history and romance film directed by Michael Caton-Jones, released on March 3, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda and Ian McKellen. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 105 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Scandal.
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John Hurt
as Stephen Ward
Joanne Whalley
as Christine Keeler
Bridget Fonda
as Mandy Rice-Davies
Ian McKellen
as John Profumo
Leslie Phillips
as Lord Astor
Britt Ekland
as Mariella Novotny
Daniel Massey
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Roland Gift
as Johnnie Edgecombe
Alex Norton
as Detective Inspector
Ronald Fraser
as Justice Marshall
Paul Brooke
as Detective Sergeant
Jeroen Krabbé
as Eugene Ivanov
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, written by Michael Thomas, produced by Stephen Woolley and Redmond Morris.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 105 ratings.
This film seems to do a fine job recreating the spirit of the 60s, or at least as experienced by the in crowd and the wealthy. John Hurt is great, as usual, and Joanne Whaley os so expressive and magnetic when she smiles or vamps or whatever, I can almost imagine that it was more than beauty that caused Helen of Troy’s face to launch a thousand ships; it was how she looked at men. So I stuck with the film, but I…
Reviewed on September 2, 2021
"Scandal" features the sort of sexually promiscuous depiction of the upper classes that usually results in a keen sense of disassociation which finally leads to disinterest and then downright boredom amongst those patrons in the audience completely unaccustomed with the activities of such banal people, so it is somewhat surprising to discover this isn't actually the case here and as a matter of fact the opposite…
Reviewed on February 15, 2024
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The main cast of Scandal (1989) includes John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen and Leslie Phillips. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Scandal was released on March 3, 1989 and runs for 1h 55m.
Scandal (1989) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 105 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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