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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
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Sylvia Syms
Cynthia Eve
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Johnny Shannon
Saltzman
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Chua Kah Joo
Dancer
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita
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
Tony Kemp
Dancer
Gil Evans
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