| Scandal | |
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| Directed by | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Written by | Michael Thomas |
| Produced by | Stephen Woolley |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mike Molloy |
| Edited by | Angus Newton |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
Production company | British Screen Productions |
| Distributed by | Palace Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 min (UK) 106 min (US) 111 min (Canada) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million[1] |
| Box office | £3,705,065 (UK)[2] $8,800,000 (US)[3] |
Scandal is a 1989 British historical drama film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It is a fictionalised account of the Profumo affair that rocked the government of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. It stars Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen Ward, personalities at the heart of the affair.
Scandal was screened in competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Its theme song "Nothing Has Been Proved" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and sung by Dusty Springfield.
- ^ "SCANDAL (1989)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "UK Top Grossing films of 1989". 25thframe.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Olins, Rufus. "Mr Fixit of the British Screen." Sunday Times (London, England) 24 Sept. 1995: 9[S]. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 March 2014.