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Real-life story of the 1963 Profumo Affair that led to the fall of the current Conservative government. John Hurt plays Stephen Ward, the osteopath who introduces showgirl Christine Keeler to both cabinet minister John Profumo and a Russian spy.

Keywords:

Drama, History, Based-on-True-Story, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1988) (UK / USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

John Hurt	.... Stephen Ward
Joanne Whalley	.... Christine Keeler
Bridget Fonda	.... Mandy Rice-Davies
Ian McKellen	.... John Profumo
Leslie Phillips	.... Lord Astor
Britt Ekland	.... Mariella Novotny

Supporting Cast:

Daniel Massey	.... Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Roland Gift	.... Johnnie Edgecombe
Jean Alexander	.... Mrs. Keeler
Alex Norton	.... Detective Inspector
Ronald Fraser	.... Justice Marshall
Paul Brooke	.... John Detective Sgt.
Jeroen Krabbé	.... Eugene Ivanov
Keith Allen	.... Sunday Pictorial Reporter
Ralph Brown	.... Paul Mann

Directors:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers:

Michael Thomas