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5.5(73)19861h 48m
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...
- Director
- Julien Temple
- Created by
- Nik Powell,Al Clark,Robert Devereux
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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
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
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Crew
Directing
- Julien TempleDirector
- Ray CorbettAssistant Director
- Mary HoldsworthScript Supervisor
Writing
- Christopher WickingScreenplay
- Richard BurridgeScreenplay
- Don MacPhersonScreenplay
- Colin MacInnesNovel
Production
- Nik PowellExecutive Producer
- Al ClarkExecutive Producer
- David WimburyAssociate Producer
- Robert DevereuxExecutive Producer
- Susie FiggisCasting
- Kathy SykesProduction Coordinator
- Leonara DavisCasting
- Mary SelwayCasting
- Peter KohnProduction Manager
- Valerie CraigProduction Coordinator
- Stephen WoolleyProducer
- Chris BrownProducer
Camera
- Mike ProudfootCamera Operator
- Oliver StapletonDirector of Photography
Editing
- Russell LloydEditor
- Richard BedfordEditor
- Gerry HamblingEditor
- Michael BradsellEditor
- Leonard GreenAssistant Editor
- Clive BarrettAssistant Editor
- Paul ConwayAssistant Editor
- Stuart De JongAssistant Editor
- Mary DockwreyAssistant Editor
- Helen EleyAssistant Editor
- Mark LatimerAssistant Editor
- Andy StearsAssistant Editor
Sound
- Gil EvansMusic Arranger
- Alan WinstanleyMusic Producer
- Gil EvansConductor
- Clive LangerMusic Producer
- David JohnSound Mixer
- David BowieSongs
- Julien TempleSongs
- Ray DaviesSongs
- Clive LangerSongs
- David GrimsdaleSound Editor
- Derek HoldingSound Editor
- Eddy JosephSound Editor
Art
- John BeardProduction Design
- Stuart RoseArt Direction
- Ken WheatleyArt Direction
- Joanne WoollardSet Dresser
- Tracy DrewTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- David PerryCostume Assistant
- Sue BlaneCostume Designer
- Elaine BowerbankHairstylist
- Peter FramptonMakeup Artist
- Barbara RutterAssistant Costume Designer
- Joyce StonemanWardrobe Supervisor
Crew
- David ToguriChoreographer
- Terry JohnsonAdditional Dialogue