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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.
Theatrical
Apr 28, 1989
Box Office
$8.8M
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 5, 2000
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
British Screen Productions, Palace Pictures, Miramax, British Satellite Broadcasting
Cast
Full credits →J
John Hurt
Stephen Ward
J
Joanne Whalley
Christine Keeler
B
Bridget Fonda
Mandy Rice-Davies
I
Ian McKellen
John Profumo
L
Leslie Phillips
Lord Astor
B
Britt Ekland
Mariella Novotny
D
Daniel Massey
Mervyn Griffith-Jones
R
Roland Gift
Johnnie Edgecombe
A
Alex Norton
Detective Inspector
R
Ronald Fraser
Justice Marshall
P
Paul Brooke
Detective Sergeant
J
Jeroen Krabbé
Eugene Ivanov
K
Keith Allen
Kevin
R
Ralph Brown
Paul Mann
K
Ken Campbell
Editor of Pictorial
T
Trevor Eve
Matinée Idol
I
Iain Cuthbertson
Lord Hailsham
O
Oliver Ford Davies
Mr Woods
S
Susannah Doyle
Jackie
J
Joanna Dunham
Lady Astor
