Absolute Beginners (1986)

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...

Directing:
  • Julien Temple

Writing:
  • Don MacPherson
  • Christopher Wicking
  • Richard Burridge

Stars:
Release Date: 1986-04-04
themoviedb icon 5.5/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 108
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen
James Fox
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkof...
The Fanatic
David Bowie
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenn...
Fabulous Hoplite
Eddie O'Connell
Eddie O'Conne...
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Da...
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Tony Hippolyt...
Mr. Cool
Sade
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-...
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
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
Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltra...
Mario
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Peter-Hugo Da...
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
Cynthia Eve
Colin Jeavons
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
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