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Absolute Beginners( 1986)

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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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eddie O'Connell

      Colin, Photographer / Narrator

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      Patsy Kensit

      Suzette

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      James Fox

      Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

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      David Bowie

      Vendice Partners

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      Ray Davies

      Arthur, Colin's Dad

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      Mandy Rice-Davies

      Flora, Colin's Mum

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      Eve Ferret

      Big Jill

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      Tony Hippolyte

      Mr. Cool

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      Graham Fletcher-Cook

      Wizard

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      Joseph McKenna

      Fabulous Hoplite

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      Steven Berkoff

      The Fanatic

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      Sade

      Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

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      Edward Tudor-Pole

      Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

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      Bruce Payne

      Flikker

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      Alan Freeman

      Call-Me-Cobber

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      Anita Morris

      Dido Lament

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      Paul Rhys

      Dean Swift

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      Julian Firth

      The Misery Kid

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      Chris Pitt

      Baby Boom

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      Lionel Blair

      Harry Charms

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      Gary Beadle

      Johnny Wonder

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      Robbie Coltrane

      Mario

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      Jess Conrad

      Cappuccino Man

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      Smiley Culture

      D.J. Entertainer

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      Ronald Fraser

      Amberley Drove

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      Slim Gaillard

      Party Singer

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      Irene Handl

      Mrs Larkin

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      Peter-Hugo Daly

      Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

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      Amanda Jane Powell

      Dorita

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      Johnny Shannon

      Saltzman

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      Sylvia Syms

      Cynthia Eve

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      Ekow Abban

      Santa Lucia Club Owner

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      Robert Austin

      Slim Brother

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      Gerry Alexander

      Ton-Up Vicar

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      Jim Dunk

      Slim Brother

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      Johnny Edge

      Trader Horn

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      Carmen Ejogo

      Carmen

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      Paul Fairminer

      Eddie Sex

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      Hugo First

      Maltese Lodger

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      Pat Hartley

      Ms Cool Snr

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      Astley Harvey

      Mr Cool Snr

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      Colin Jeavons

      Pamphleteer

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      Alfred Maron

      Bert the Tailor

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      Zoot Money

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

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      Sandie Shaw

      Baby Boom's Mother

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      Bruno Tonioli

      Maltese Lodger

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      Eric Sykes

      Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

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      Barrie Holland

      Fashion Editor (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • photographer
    • musical
    • modeling
    • 1950s