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Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

5,5 /10 (69 Votes)
1986 EN 108 min

Overview

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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Release date

04/04/1986

Votes

69

Popularity

1.6

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

108 min

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)

No photo

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

No photo

Chris Pitt

Baby Boom

Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

Gary Beadle

Gary Beadle

Johnny Wonder

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Mario

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Cappuccino Man

No photo

Smiley Culture

D.J. Entertainer

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Amberley Drove

Slim Gaillard

Slim Gaillard

Party Singer

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Mrs Larkin

Peter-Hugo Daly

Peter-Hugo Daly

Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

No photo

Amanda Jane Powell

Dorita

Johnny Shannon

Johnny Shannon

Saltzman

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Cynthia Eve

No photo

Ekow Abban

Santa Lucia Club Owner

No photo

Robert Austin

Slim Brother

No photo

Gerry Alexander

Ton-Up Vicar

No photo

Jim Dunk

Slim Brother

No photo

Johnny Edge

Trader Horn

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen

No photo

Paul Fairminer

Eddie Sex

No photo

Hugo First

Maltese Lodger

No photo

Pat Hartley

Ms Cool Snr

No photo

Astley Harvey

Mr Cool Snr

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

Pamphleteer

No photo

Alfred Maron

Bert the Tailor

Zoot Money

Zoot Money

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

Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw

Baby Boom's Mother

Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli

Maltese Lodger

Chua Kah Joo

Chua Kah Joo

Dancer

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

No photo

Tony Kemp

Dancer

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