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5.9/10 • 91

1989-03-031h 55m

DramaHistoryRomance

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.

Directors
Michael Caton-Jones
Writters
Michael Thomas
Editors
Angus Newton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. John Hurt

    John Hurt

    Stephen Ward

  2. Joanne Whalley

    Joanne Whalley

    Christine Keeler

  3. Bridget Fonda

    Bridget Fonda

    Mandy Rice-Davies

  4. Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen

    John Profumo

  5. Leslie Phillips

    Leslie Phillips

    Lord Astor

  6. Britt Ekland

    Britt Ekland

    Mariella Novotny

  7. Daniel Massey

    Daniel Massey

    Mervyn Griffith-Jones

  8. Roland Gift

    Roland Gift

    Johnnie Edgecombe

  9. Alex Norton

    Alex Norton

    Detective Inspector

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Peter McGinn

Sep 2, 2021

6/10

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 didn’t find it to be compelling. People seemed to mumble at times, and likable characters were pretty thin on the ground. I was left wishing Jean Alexander as Christine’s mother had been given more airtime. And, well, that is about all I have to say about it, I guess.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$8,800,000.00
Keywords
london, englandsex scandalbased on true storyscandalcabaret dancermember of parliament1960sbritish government