Escándalo (1989)
Esta es la verdadera historia del caso Profumo, el escándalo sexual que hizo tambalear los cimientos del Reino Unido en 1963, en plena Guerra Fría. Todo comenzó en el momento en que Christine Keller, una bella bailarina, entra en contacto con las más altas esferas de la sociedad británica gracias a su íntima amistad con el famoso osteópata, Stephen Ward. En una de las fiestas del partido conservador conoce a John Profumo, Secretario de Estado para la Guerra, con el que comienza una relación furtiva. Los problemas surgen cuando el MI5 descubre que la muchacha mantiene una relación paralela con un agregado militar de la embajada soviética.
Directora: Michael Caton-Jones
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John Hurt as Stephen Ward |
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Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler |
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Bridget Fonda as Mandy Rice-Davies |
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Ian McKellen as John Profumo |
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Leslie Phillips as Lord Astor |
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Britt Ekland as Mariella Novotny |
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Daniel Massey as Mervyn Griffith-Jones |
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Roland Gift as Johnnie Edgecombe |
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Alex Norton as Detective Inspector |
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Ronald Fraser as Justice Marshall |
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Paul Brooke as Detective Sergeant |
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Jeroen Krabbé as Eugene Ivanov |
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Keith Allen as Kevin |
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Ralph Brown as Paul Mann |
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Ken Campbell as Editor of Pictorial |
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Trevor Eve as Matinée Idol |
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Iain Cuthbertson as Lord Hailsham |
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Oliver Ford Davies as Mr Woods |
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Susannah Doyle as Jackie |
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Joanna Dunham as Lady Astor |
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Leon Herbert as Lucky Gordon |
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Deborah Grant as Valerie Profumo |
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Terence Rigby as James Burge |
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Johnny Shannon as Peter Rachman |
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Jeff Nuttall as Percy Murray |
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James Villiers as Tory MP |
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Malcolm Terris as Northern Gent |
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Jean Alexander as Mrs. Keeler |
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Colette Dolan as Murray's Dancers |
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Valerie Griffiths as Landlady |
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Chris Humphreys as Clive |
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Czeslad Grocholski as Polish Gent |
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Stefan Kalipha as Hanif |
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Tacy Kneale as Jennifer |
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Tony Mathews as Press Secretary |
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Richard Morant as D’Lazlo |
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Mia Nadasi as Olga |
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Sarah Prince as Mr Woods’ Secretary |
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Ann Queensberry as Mrs Hare |
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Raad Rawi as Aziz |
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Jennifer Scott Malden as Jilly |
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Joan Turner as Plump Neighbour |
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Doremy Vernon as Headgirl |
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James Villiers as Conservative M.P. |
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Alison Waters as Joannie |
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Susie Ann Watkins as Redhead |
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Arkie Whiteley as Vicky |
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Tariq Yunus as Ayub Khan |
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Toni Shiletto as Murray’s Dancers |
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Jackie Harvey as Murray’s Dancers |
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Kate Charman as Murray’s Dancers |
| Directing | Michael Caton-Jones | Director |
| Production | Joe Boyd | Executive Producer |
| Production | Redmond Morris | Producer |
| Production | Nik Powell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Woolley | Producer |
| Editing | Angus Newton | Editor |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Art | Simon Holland | Production Design |
| Art | Chris Townsend | Art Direction |
| Writing | Michael Thomas | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Robinson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Carl Davis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mike Molloy | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Co-Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Hills | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mark Auguste | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Paul Cridlin | Boom Operator |
| Sound | David John | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Lighting | Perry Evans | Gaffer |