Absolute Beginners

Synopsis

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...

Main Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 37%

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

Age : N/A | Popularity : 82%

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 83%

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Age : 69 | Popularity : 91%

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Age : 80 | Popularity : 10%

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Age : 70 | Popularity : 9%

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Age : 58 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Richard Burridge Don MacPherson Christopher Wicking
	Novel	Colin MacInnes
Directing	Director	Julien Temple
	Assistant Director	Ray Corbett
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Sue Blane
	Costume Assistant	David Perry
Production	Executive Producer	Robert Devereux Nik Powell Al Clark
	Production Manager	Peter Kohn
	Casting	Susie Figgis Leonara Davis Mary Selway
	Associate Producer	David Wimbury
	Production Coordinator	Valerie Craig Kathy Sykes
	Producer	Stephen Woolley Chris Brown
Crew	Additional Dialogue	Terry Johnson
	Choreographer	David Toguri
Sound	Music Producer	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
	Music Arranger	Gil Evans
	Conductor	Gil Evans
	Sound Mixer	David John
Art	Art Direction	Ken Wheatley Stuart Rose
	Set Dresser	Joanne Woollard
	Production Design	John Beard
Editing	Editor	Michael Bradsell Gerry Hambling Richard Bedford Russell Lloyd
	Assistant Editor	Leonard Green
Camera	Camera Operator	Mike Proudfoot
	Director of Photography	Oliver Stapleton
Department	Role	Name

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