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John Hurt (Actor), Joanne Whalley (Actor), Michael Caton-Jones (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Ian McKellen, Bridget Fonda, Britt Ekland
  • Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
  • Producers: Stephen Woolley
  • Format: DVD-Video, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Sept. 2010
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0033T50MI
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,529 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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British drama based on the chain of events that led to the infamous 'Profumo affair', the cold war sex scandal that toppled Britain's Conservative government in the early 1960s. John Hurt stars as high-class osteopath Stephen Ward, who grooms his teen showgirl protege Christine Keeler (Joanne Whalley) and her friend Mandy Rice-Davies (Bridget Fonda) to party with his swinging high-society friends. Storm clouds gather when Christine becomes simultaneously entangled with Russian diplomat and Soviet spy Eugene Ivanov (Jeroen Krabbe) and the British Minister of Defence, John Profumo (Ian McKellen).

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2.0 out of 5 starsNot So "Un-Cut" !
By Richard H on 23 Mar. 2008
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIt would be a Scandal NOT to buy it....
By Robster on 31 Jan. 2010
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Released to generally positive reviews in 1989, Scandal tells the true story of the Profumo Affair of 1963, a political scandal that eventually saw the collapse of the Conservative Government.
Christine Keeler, an exotic dancer meets and becomes socially involved with social-butterfly Dr.Stephen Ward who in turns introduces her to lifestyle of glamour, riches and high society.
Christine Keeler meets Jack Profumo ( the Minister of War for the Conservative Government ) at a pool party hosted at Cliveden, a mansion owned by Lord Astor, during a weekend in which she also meets a Russian Naval Attache, and with whom she both promptly, starts affairs.
However, things soon turn sour and nobody's life will be the same...
Some have argued over the authenticity of events that are shown ( Christine Keeler herself dismissed the film purely as a work of fiction in her memoirs ) but there is no denying that its rich and hypnotic cinematography, intelligent dialogue , nostalgic soundtrack and compelling performances make up for any doubts over the relevance on whether what we are watching is what " actually happened ".
Scandal was originally intended to be a made for tv series, but NO tv station would touch the delicate subject matter and in the end it was upto the now defunct Palace Video to distribute the film.
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, who would go on to direct Memphis Belle and Rob Roy.
Starring John Hurt as Stephen Ward, Joanne Whalley ( then Kilmer ) as Christine Keeler, Bridget Fonda in her first substantial film role playing Christine's friend Mandy Rice-Davies ( she incidentally has some of the best one liners too ) and Sir Ian McKellen plays Jack Profumo.
Featuring cameos from Roland Gift,Jeroen Krabbe, Britt Ekland and Leslie Phillips.
A scene in which Christine & Mandy are shown getting ready for a night out is played to the sound of " Apache " by The Shadows, and for some, maybe worth the price of this DVD alone.
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3.0 out of 5 starsNot bad.
By FAMOUS NAME VINE VOICE on 28 Aug. 2008
Format: DVD
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.
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4.0 out of 5 starsThe Past is another Country
By Korhomme on 27 Dec. 2014
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"The past is another country" wrote LP Hartley, "they do things differently there." at the start of the Go-Between. And things were very different in the early 1960s. I can remember the Profumo Scandal, even if I wasn't old enough to fully appreciate it, or what was really happening.

Everything in the scenes happened at some stage in this drama, even if they have been synthesised and compressed; the whole story—or as much as we know—was much more complex.

This is mostly about the relationship between Stephen Ward and Christine Keeler; the other actors are more walk-on parts. And while it does its best to convey what did or didn't happened between them, it is of necessity very discriminatory.

What however the film clearly demonstrates is that Stephen Ward was the scapegoat, he was set up by the Establishment; it would have been good to have seen more of how the corrupt Metropolitan police manoeuvred, manipulated and blackmailed Christine and Mandy; and how Stephen and Christine paid the price demanded by the Establishment.

"Twas ever so; it's not so much a conspiracy, more that the chaps, those who went public schools know how to behave, and not to squeal—and the scene near the end When Stephen describes an event at his public school (an event which really happened) perfectly encapsulates this.

One minor point: Britt Eckland has a role; I didn't recognise her, perhaps she was clothed.
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