Absolute Beginners
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
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Featured Crew
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Colin MacInnes
Novel
Julien Temple
Director
Sue Blane
Costume Designer
Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue
David Toguri
Choreographer
Clive Langer
Music Producer
Alan Winstanley
Music Producer
Ken Wheatley
Art Direction
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