Absolute Beginners
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
108 mins
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...
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita
Johnny Shannon
Saltzman
Ekow Abban
Santa Lucia Club Owner
Robert Austin
Slim Brother
Gerry Alexander
Ton-Up Vicar
Jim Dunk
Slim Brother
Johnny Edge
Trader Horn
Paul Fairminer
Eddie Sex
Hugo First
Maltese Lodger
Pat Hartley
Ms Cool Snr
Astley Harvey
Mr Cool Snr
Alfred Maron
Bert the Tailor
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Colin MacInnes
Novel
David Perry
Costume Assistant
Russell Lloyd
Editor
John Beard
Production Design
Gil Evans
Music Arranger
Alan Winstanley
Music Producer
David Toguri
Choreographer
Gil Evans
Conductor
Nik Powell
Executive Producer
Sue Blane
Costume Designer
Richard Bedford
Editor
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Clive Langer
Music Producer
Al Clark
Executive Producer
David Wimbury
Associate Producer
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
David John
Sound Mixer
Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue
Stuart Rose
Art Direction
Kathy Sykes
Production Coordinator
Mike Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Ken Wheatley
Art Direction
Joanne Woollard
Set Dresser
Leonara Davis
Casting
Ray Corbett
Assistant Director
Peter Kohn
Production Manager
Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Leonard Green
Assistant Editor