

Scandal
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $8.8M
- Language
- English
- london, england
- sex scandal
- based on true story
- scandal
- cabaret dancer
- member of parliament
- 1960s
- profumo
- british government
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR28 Apr 1989
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical183 Mar 1989
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM20 Jul 1989
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1630 Jun 1989
FranceFR
- Theatrical1228 Jun 1989
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1620 Jul 1989
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1821 Apr 1989
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Scandal was released on 3 March 1989.
Audience reviews
2- P6/10
Peter McGinn
9/2/2021
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 …
- K10/10
kevin2019
2/15/2024
"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 just…
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