- Actors: Ian McKellen, John Hurt, Jeroen Krabbe, Bridget Fonda, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
- Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
- Format: PAL, Colour, Import, Subtitled
- Language English, French, German
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Paramount
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000T7C6ZQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 67,734 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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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. Based on the real Profumo scandal of 1963.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I do take umbrage when the cover sleeve makes an issue to specifically state that the movie is uncensored and uncut, when in truth the opposite is realised when viewed.
The Peter Rackman( Johnny Shannon ) and Mandy Rice-Davies ( Bridget Fonda ) "no kissing" hotel bedroom scene which should have been in chapter 15, between the scene of the two girls ( Fonda & Whalley-Kilmer ) walking along the river to the scene with ( Hurt & Whalley-Kilmer ) in Wards flat, checking the post, has been completely omitted.
The hotel bedroom scene approx 1 minute 40 secs, which does show a naked frontal view of Fonda, albeit through a negligee, and ever so briefly between the on off light flashes of what seems to be a neon sign outside the bedroom window, does seem to be rather tame to have fallen foul of the censor.
This scene also does seem to be out of place at this point of the movie, and 'maybe' should have been after the initial party meeting between Rackman and Rice-Davies.
In fairness this DVD version removing the scene at this point does improve the continuity. Should we adding this to the list of movies that are crying out to be re-edited and re-released.
We did wait how many years for Blade Runner to be released in a package with 'all' versions and extras, hopefully someone / studio would take this gem under their wing for the same treatment. Or even a re-release with the deleted scene(s) on the bonus or extras menu, I could live with that. Maybe the when the Region 2 UK PAL version is released it will have just that, but until then the VHS tape remains in the collection.
The Peter Rackman( Johnny Shannon ) and Mandy Rice-Davies ( Bridget Fonda ) "no kissing" hotel bedroom scene which should have been in chapter 15, between the scene of the two girls ( Fonda & Whalley-Kilmer ) walking along the river to the scene with ( Hurt & Whalley-Kilmer ) in Wards flat, checking the post, has been completely omitted.
The hotel bedroom scene approx 1 minute 40 secs, which does show a naked frontal view of Fonda, albeit through a negligee, and ever so briefly between the on off light flashes of what seems to be a neon sign outside the bedroom window, does seem to be rather tame to have fallen foul of the censor.
This scene also does seem to be out of place at this point of the movie, and 'maybe' should have been after the initial party meeting between Rackman and Rice-Davies.
In fairness this DVD version removing the scene at this point does improve the continuity. Should we adding this to the list of movies that are crying out to be re-edited and re-released.
We did wait how many years for Blade Runner to be released in a package with 'all' versions and extras, hopefully someone / studio would take this gem under their wing for the same treatment. Or even a re-release with the deleted scene(s) on the bonus or extras menu, I could live with that. Maybe the when the Region 2 UK PAL version is released it will have just that, but until then the VHS tape remains in the collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Film of the true story that came to be known as 'The Profumo Affair'.
Not a bad movie telling this story, but way over the top with regards to nudity and 'explicit' dialogue. However, the main facts of the time come across pretty well, and also shows both how irresponsibly people can behave in high government offices, and equally how people can be used as 'scapegoats' and 'dropped' at the tip of a hat when necessary.
No one could watch this and not come away from it feeling quite nauseous as to how politics and those in high places behave... Despite all this though, sympathy for 'Ward' (played by John Hurt) does surface at the end.
The film is rather slow, and does not really get going until about an hour in.
Not a bad movie telling this story, but way over the top with regards to nudity and 'explicit' dialogue. However, the main facts of the time come across pretty well, and also shows both how irresponsibly people can behave in high government offices, and equally how people can be used as 'scapegoats' and 'dropped' at the tip of a hat when necessary.
No one could watch this and not come away from it feeling quite nauseous as to how politics and those in high places behave... Despite all this though, sympathy for 'Ward' (played by John Hurt) does surface at the end.
The film is rather slow, and does not really get going until about an hour in.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
NO VERY GOOD AT ALL, HAS SCENES MISSING, AND WORDS EDITED OUT, I HAVE NOW BOUGHT THE REGION 1 SCANDAL WHICH IS UN-CUT AND UN-CENSORSED.
STAY CLEAR OF THIS POOR VERSION OF THE MOVIE.
STAY CLEAR OF THIS POOR VERSION OF THE MOVIE.
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Excellent film and well packaged. A real peep behind life in the 1960s. Also enjoyed reading Christine Keeler's book "The Truth at Last".
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by P. Argent
Not bad.
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Not a bad movie telling this story, but way over the top with regards to nudity and 'explicit'... Read more
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Published on 25 Jan 2008 by E DEAR
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VERY DISAPPIONTED, 4 MINTUTES OF MOVIE MISSING, WISH I HAD READ THE REVIEWS, BOUGHT THE REGION 1 MOVIE NOW, AND HAVE COMPLETE UN-CUT MOVIE TO WATCH, WORTH THE EXTRA 30P.
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by michele harcus
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Published on 29 Nov 2007 by D. Holmes
A scandal to NOT own this DVD!!!
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Published on 4 Oct 2007 by Mr. D McGrath
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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT THE UN-CUT VERSION AND HAS 3 MINUTES MISSING FROM THE MOVIE. THIS VERSION WAS CENSORED, AND IS NO WERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THE REGION 1 VERSION.
Published on 21 July 2007 by D. HOLMES
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