To promote the film, photographer Lewis Morley took a photo of Keeler sitting on a chair on the first floor of Peter Cook's Establishment Club, with implied nudity. Though the film was never released, the photo was published in the Sunday Mirror and has since become very famous.[4]
Releaseedit
The film was twice rejected by the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) in 1963 and 1969, and the second time was also rejected by the Greater London Council. It was never released in the UK, banned in New Zealand, and shown in Australia only after being edited. These factors, combined with the BBFC rejection, substantially limited its exposure and profitability.[3][5]
The Blackpool Tribune, reviewing the film in Boston, called it "a filmic equivalent to a sex comic."[6]
In 1971, the film was screened in London at the New Cinema Club by Derek Hill as an act of defiance against the censor. Derek Malcolm of The Guardian said "it was scarcely worth seeing even as a curiosity, a fact that Mr Hill openly admits".[7]
Referencesedit
^"The Keeler Affair (1963)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^"Alicia Brandet as Mandy Rice-Davies and Yvonne Buckingham as Christine Keeler in 'The Christine Keeler Affair'". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ abFarmer, Richard (3 July 2017). "The Profumo affair in popular culture: The Keeler Affair (1963) and 'the commercial exploitation of a public scandal'". Contemporary British History. 31 (3): 452–470. doi:10.1080/13619462.2016.1261698.
^Farmer, Richard (2018). "An almost continuous picture of sordid vice: The Keeler Affair, the Profumo Scandal and 'Political' Film Censorship in the 1960s" (PDF). Journal of British Cinema and Television. 15 (2). Edinburgh University Press: 228–251. doi:10.3366/jbctv.2018.0416. ISSN 1743-4521.
^"The story of my life" Haworth, J D S. Tribune; Blackpool Vol. 28, Iss. 34, (Aug 21, 1964): 15.
^Come back, Stan and Ollie: DEREK MALCOM on films not at all for maiden aunts The Guardian 4 Feb 1971: 8.
christine, keeler, story, also, known, keeler, affair, christine, keeler, affair, 1963, film, about, profumo, affair, contents, cast, production, photo, release, references, external, linkscast, edityvonne, buckingham, christine, keeler, john, drew, barrymore,. The Christine Keeler Story also known as The Keeler Affair and The Christine Keeler Affair is a 1963 film about the Profumo affair 1 Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Photo 4 Release 5 References 6 External linksCast editYvonne Buckingham as Christine Keeler 2 John Drew Barrymore as Dr Stephen Ward Alicia Brandet as Mandy Rice Davies Mel Welles as Yevgeni Ivanovich Peter Prowse as Domaren Mimi Heinrich as Marianne Christine Keeler as herself Mandy Rice Davies as herselfProduction editThe film was shot in Denmark over six weeks 3 Photo editTo promote the film photographer Lewis Morley took a photo of Keeler sitting on a chair on the first floor of Peter Cook s Establishment Club with implied nudity Though the film was never released the photo was published in the Sunday Mirror and has since become very famous 4 Release editThe film was twice rejected by the British Board of Film Censors BBFC in 1963 and 1969 and the second time was also rejected by the Greater London Council It was never released in the UK banned in New Zealand and shown in Australia only after being edited These factors combined with the BBFC rejection substantially limited its exposure and profitability 3 5 The Blackpool Tribune reviewing the film in Boston called it a filmic equivalent to a sex comic 6 In 1971 the film was screened in London at the New Cinema Club by Derek Hill as an act of defiance against the censor Derek Malcolm of The Guardian said it was scarcely worth seeing even as a curiosity a fact that Mr Hill openly admits 7 References edit The Keeler Affair 1963 British Board of Film Classification Retrieved 19 June 2017 Alicia Brandet as Mandy Rice Davies and Yvonne Buckingham as Christine Keeler in The Christine Keeler Affair National Portrait Gallery Retrieved 8 January 2022 a b Farmer Richard 3 July 2017 The Profumo affair in popular culture The Keeler Affair 1963 and the commercial exploitation of a public scandal Contemporary British History 31 3 452 470 doi 10 1080 13619462 2016 1261698 Christine Keeler Photograph A Modern Icon Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved 2 February 2014 Farmer Richard 2018 An almost continuous picture of sordid vice The Keeler Affair the Profumo Scandal and Political Film Censorship in the 1960s PDF Journal of British Cinema and Television 15 2 Edinburgh University Press 228 251 doi 10 3366 jbctv 2018 0416 ISSN 1743 4521 The story of my life Haworth J D S Tribune Blackpool Vol 28 Iss 34 Aug 21 1964 15 Come back Stan and Ollie DEREK MALCOM on films not at all for maiden aunts The Guardian 4 Feb 1971 8 External links editThe Christine Keeler Story at IMDb nbsp This article related to a British film of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Christine Keeler Story amp oldid 1219566069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
