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Absolute Beginners
1986, Apr 04
1h 48m
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Directed by
Julien Temple
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Sylvia Syms
Cynthia Eve
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita
Johnny Shannon
Saltzman
Ekow Abban
Santa Lucia Club Owner
Robert Austin
Slim Brother
Gerry Alexander
Ton-Up Vicar
Jim Dunk
Slim Brother
Johnny Edge
Trader Horn
Paul Fairminer
Eddie Sex
Hugo First
Maltese Lodger
Pat Hartley
Ms Cool Snr
Astley Harvey
Mr Cool Snr
Alfred Maron
Bert the Tailor
Barrie Holland
Fashion Editor (uncredited)
Gil Evans
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