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Absolute Beginners
Cast
49 members
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)
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Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
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Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
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Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
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Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita
Johnny Shannon
Saltzman
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
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
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
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Alfred Maron
Bert the Tailor
Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Chua Kah Joo
Dancer
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
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Tony Kemp
Dancer
Crew
62 members
Directing
Julien Temple
Director
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Ray Corbett
Assistant Director
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Mary Holdsworth
Script Supervisor
Writing
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Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
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Richard Burridge
Screenplay
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Don MacPherson
Screenplay
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Colin MacInnes
Novel
Production
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Nik Powell
Executive Producer
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Al Clark
Executive Producer
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David Wimbury
Associate Producer
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Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
Susie Figgis
Casting
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Kathy Sykes
Production Coordinator
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Leonara Davis
Casting
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Mary Selway
Casting
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Peter Kohn
Production Manager
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Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator
Stephen Woolley
Producer
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Chris Brown
Producer
Camera
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Mike Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Sound
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Gil Evans
Music Arranger
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Alan Winstanley
Music Producer
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Gil Evans
Conductor
Clive Langer
Music Producer
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David John
Sound Mixer
David Bowie
Songs
Julien Temple
Songs
Ray Davies
Songs
Clive Langer
Songs
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David Grimsdale
Sound Editor
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Derek Holding
Sound Editor
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Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
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Howard Lanning
Sound Editor
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Michael Clifford
Music Editor
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Cynthia Lole
Music Coordinator
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Daniel Secunda
Music Coordinator
Art
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John Beard
Production Design
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Stuart Rose
Art Direction
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Ken Wheatley
Art Direction
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Joanne Woollard
Set Dresser
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Tracy Drew
Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up
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David Perry
Costume Assistant
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Sue Blane
Costume Designer
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Elaine Bowerbank
Hairstylist
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Peter Frampton
Makeup Artist
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Barbara Rutter
Assistant Costume Designer
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Joyce Stoneman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Editing
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Russell Lloyd
Editor
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Richard Bedford
Editor
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Gerry Hambling
Editor
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Michael Bradsell
Editor
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Leonard Green
Assistant Editor
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Clive Barrett
Assistant Editor
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Paul Conway
Assistant Editor
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Stuart De Jong
Assistant Editor
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Mary Dockwrey
Assistant Editor
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Helen Eley
Assistant Editor
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Mark Latimer
Assistant Editor
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Andy Stears
Assistant Editor
Crew
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David Toguri
Choreographer
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Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue