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Absolute Beginners

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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...

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2.8 / 5

Release Date: 4th April 1986
Director
Julien Temple
Top Cast
Eddie O'ConnellPatsy KensitJames Fox
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Full Cast
Eddie O'Connell Image

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit Image

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

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James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie Image

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Ray Davies Image

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

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Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret Image

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

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Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

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Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

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Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

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Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic

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Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

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Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne Image

Bruce Payne

Flikker

Alan Freeman Image

Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris Image

Anita Morris

Dido Lament

Paul Rhys Image

Paul Rhys

Dean Swift

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Julian Firth

The Misery Kid

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Chris Pitt

Baby Boom

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Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

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Gary Beadle

Johnny Wonder

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Robbie Coltrane

Mario

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Jess Conrad

Cappuccino Man

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Smiley Culture

D.J. Entertainer

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Ronald Fraser

Amberley Drove

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Slim Gaillard

Party Singer

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Irene Handl

Mrs Larkin

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Peter-Hugo Daly

Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

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Amanda Jane Powell

Dorita

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Johnny Shannon

Saltzman

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Sylvia Syms

Cynthia Eve

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Ekow Abban

Santa Lucia Club Owner

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Robert Austin

Slim Brother

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Gerry Alexander

Ton-Up Vicar

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Jim Dunk

Slim Brother

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Johnny Edge

Trader Horn

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Carmen Ejogo

Carmen

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Paul Fairminer

Eddie Sex

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Hugo First

Maltese Lodger

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Pat Hartley

Ms Cool Snr

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Astley Harvey

Mr Cool Snr

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Colin Jeavons

Pamphleteer

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Alfred Maron

Bert the Tailor

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Zoot Money

Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)

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Sandie Shaw

Baby Boom's Mother

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Bruno Tonioli

Maltese Lodger

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Chua Kah Joo

Dancer

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Eric Sykes

Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

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Roy Beck

Partygoer (uncredited)

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Christopher Wicking

Screenplay

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Richard Burridge

Screenplay

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Don MacPherson

Screenplay

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Colin MacInnes

Novel

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Julien Temple

Director

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David Perry

Costume Assistant

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Russell Lloyd

Editor

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John Beard

Production Design

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Gil Evans

Music Arranger

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Alan Winstanley

Music Producer

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David Toguri

Choreographer

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Gil Evans

Conductor

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Nik Powell

Executive Producer

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Sue Blane

Costume Designer

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Richard Bedford

Editor

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Gerry Hambling

Editor

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Clive Langer

Music Producer

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Al Clark

Executive Producer

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David Wimbury

Associate Producer

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Michael Bradsell

Editor

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Robert Devereux

Executive Producer

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David John

Sound Mixer

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Terry Johnson

Additional Dialogue

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Susie Figgis

Casting

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Stuart Rose

Art Direction

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Kathy Sykes

Production Coordinator

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Mike Proudfoot

Camera Operator

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Ken Wheatley

Art Direction

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Joanne Woollard

Set Dresser

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Leonara Davis

Casting

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Ray Corbett

Assistant Director

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Mary Selway

Casting

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Peter Kohn

Production Manager

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Valerie Craig

Production Coordinator

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Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

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Leonard Green

Assistant Editor

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Stephen Woolley

Producer

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Chris Brown

Producer