Scandal

Scandal

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1989-03-03
Duration:115 min
Director:Michael Caton-Jones
Actors:John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips
Production:British Screen Productions, Palace Pictures, Miramax, British Satellite Broadcasting

Overview:

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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