Barry Norman presents his personal review of the week's cinema releases.
Rain Man - Dustin Hoffman has the unusual role of an autistic man with a genius for mathematics. He has been in an institution for many years. Tom Cruise plays his brother who kidnaps him and takes him across America. Scandal - in 1963 John Profumo , the Minister for
War, was involved in a major controversy which involved a Russian diplomat and a 17-year-old 'call girl',
Christine Keeler. In this film, John Hurt plays
Stephen Ward , the society osteopath; Ian McKellen plays
John Profumo and Joanne Whalley plays Christine Keeler.
Dennis Quaid stars in D. O.A. which opens this week. He is now a much sought-after actor with successes including Suspect and The Big Easy. Film 89 talks to him about his career. Director DIANA HENRY Producer JANE LUSH
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