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Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

1986•1h 48m•5.4/10
DramaMusicRomance

Ratings

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5.4/10(66)

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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Production

Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

James Fox

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic

Sade

Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Flikker

Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris

Anita Morris

Dido Lament

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Dean Swift

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt

Baby Boom

Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

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