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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...
| Title | Absolute Beginners |
| Realesed | Apr 04, 1986 |
| Writer | Richard Burridge |
| Director | Julien Temple |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Companies | Goldcrest |
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
The Misery KidChris Pitt
Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino ManSmiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Ronald Fraser
Amberley DroveSlim Gaillard
Party Singer
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)Amanda Jane Powell
DoritaJohnny Shannon
Saltzman
Sylvia Syms
Cynthia EveEkow Abban
Santa Lucia Club OwnerRobert Austin
Slim BrotherGerry Alexander
Ton-Up VicarJim Dunk
Slim BrotherJohnny Edge
Trader Horn
Carmen Ejogo
CarmenPaul Fairminer
Eddie SexHugo First
Maltese LodgerPat Hartley
Ms Cool SnrAstley Harvey
Mr Cool Snr
Colin Jeavons
PamphleteerAlfred Maron
Bert the Tailor
Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)Barrie Holland
Fashion Editor (uncredited)
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