Directed by:
Michael Caton-JonesScreenplay:
Michael ThomasCinematography:
Mike MolloyComposer:
Carl DavisCast:
John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips, Britt Ekland, Daniel Massey, Alex Norton, Paul Brooke, Ronald Fraser, Jeroen Krabbé (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843644_e3b5c4.png)
John Hurt
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Vincent - The Life and death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
![Joanne Whalley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267917_b9e2b0.jpg)
Joanne Whalley
UK
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
The Challenger Disaster (2013) (TV movie)
![Bridget Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267865_561e84.jpg)
Bridget Fonda
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
A Simple Plan (1998)
![Ian McKellen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/987/163987820_49d6b3.jpg)
Ian McKellen
UK
Best movies:
Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991) (video compilation)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
Big Time Operators (1957)
![Britt Ekland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271819_d4ae2d.jpg)
Britt Ekland
Sweden
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Double Man (1967)
![Daniel Massey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/892/164892337_8c863c.jpg)
Daniel Massey
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
![Alex Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/616/161616175_5a8594.jpg)
Alex Norton
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Paul Brooke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274598_ea4b1a.jpg)
Paul Brooke
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Ronald Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126142_d87370.jpg)
Ronald Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The V.I.P.s (1963)
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Let Him Have It (1991)
![Jeroen Krabbé](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/482/163482418_a71997.jpg)
Jeroen Krabbé
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
For a Lost Soldier (1992)
![Keith Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267667_b40d24.jpg)
Keith Allen
UK
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Trainspotting (1996)
The Others (2001)
![Ken Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379284_22fb11.jpg)
Ken Campbell
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
![Trevor Eve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280132_2985cf.jpg)
Trevor Eve
UK
Best movies:
Troy (2004)
The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV movie)
Scandal (1989)
![Oliver Ford Davies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064348_ea5684.jpg)
Oliver Ford Davies
Best movies:
Hamlet (2009) (TV movie)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
![Ralph Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/962/161962140_84fe08.jpg)
Ralph Brown
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Crying Game (1992)
New Year's Day (2000)
Johnny Shannon
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Slade in Flame (1975)
Sweeney! (1977)
![Malcolm Terris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/549/158549679_796b9e.gif)
Malcolm Terris
UK
Best movies:
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Chaplin (1992)
Othello (1965)
![Jeff Nuttall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/281/159281894_3b8242.jpg)
Jeff Nuttall
UK
Best movies:
The Tenth Kingdom (2000) (series)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
The Browning Version (1994)
![James Villiers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165037_e3e6fb.jpg)
James Villiers
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Public Eye (1972)