• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1989-03-03
  • Runtime115 minutes
  • TaglineThe story that seduced the world is now the most controversial film of the year.
  • Revenue8,800,000$
  • GenreDrama, History, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesBritish Screen Productions, Palace Pictures, Miramax, British Satellite Broadcasting
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

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John Hurt

Joanne Whalley

Bridget Fonda

Ian McKellen

Leslie Phillips

Britt Ekland

Daniel Massey

Roland Gift

Alex Norton

Ronald Fraser

Paul Brooke

Jeroen Krabbé

Keith Allen

Ralph Brown

Ken Campbell

Trevor Eve

Iain Cuthbertson

Oliver Ford Davies

Susannah Doyle

Joanna Dunham

Leon Herbert

Deborah Grant

Terence Rigby

Jeff Nuttall

James Villiers

Malcolm Terris

Jean Alexander

Valerie Griffiths

Chris Humphreys

Stefan Kalipha

Richard Morant

Ann Queensberry

Raad Rawi

James Villiers

Arkie Whiteley

Tariq Yunus