Absolute Beginners poster

Absolute Beginners

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

Description: 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...

Genres: Drama, Music, Romance

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 108 minutes

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Eddie O'Connell

Played Colin, Photographer / Narrator

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Patsy Kensit

Played Suzette

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James Fox

Played Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

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David Bowie

Played Vendice Partners

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Ray Davies

Played Arthur, Colin's Dad

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Mandy Rice-Davies

Played Flora, Colin's Mum

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Eve Ferret

Played Big Jill

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Tony Hippolyte

Played Mr. Cool

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Graham Fletcher-Cook

Played Wizard

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Joseph McKenna

Played Fabulous Hoplite

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Steven Berkoff

Played The Fanatic

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Sade

Played Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

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Edward Tudor-Pole

Played Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

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Bruce Payne

Played Flikker

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Alan Freeman

Played Call-Me-Cobber

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Anita Morris

Played Dido Lament

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Paul Rhys

Played Dean Swift

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Julian Firth

Played The Misery Kid

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Chris Pitt

Played Baby Boom

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Lionel Blair

Played Harry Charms

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Gary Beadle

Played Johnny Wonder

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Robbie Coltrane

Played Mario

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Jess Conrad

Played Cappuccino Man

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Smiley Culture

Played D.J. Entertainer

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Ronald Fraser

Played Amberley Drove

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Slim Gaillard

Played Party Singer

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Irene Handl

Played Mrs Larkin

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Peter-Hugo Daly

Played Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

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Amanda Jane Powell

Played Dorita

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Johnny Shannon

Played Saltzman

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Sylvia Syms

Played Cynthia Eve

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Ekow Abban

Played Santa Lucia Club Owner

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Robert Austin

Played Slim Brother

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Gerry Alexander

Played Ton-Up Vicar

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Jim Dunk

Played Slim Brother

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Johnny Edge

Played Trader Horn

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Carmen Ejogo

Played Carmen

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Paul Fairminer

Played Eddie Sex

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Hugo First

Played Maltese Lodger

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Pat Hartley

Played Ms Cool Snr

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Astley Harvey

Played Mr Cool Snr

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Colin Jeavons

Played Pamphleteer

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Alfred Maron

Played Bert the Tailor

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Zoot Money

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

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Sandie Shaw

Played Baby Boom's Mother

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Bruno Tonioli

Played Maltese Lodger

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Eric Sykes

Played Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

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Barrie Holland

Played Fashion Editor (uncredited)

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