Absolute Beginners

1h 48m
5.4

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...

Crew

Julien Temple
Director, Songs
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Colin MacInnes
Novel
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Richard Bedford
Editor
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Leonard Green
Assistant Editor
Clive Barrett
Assistant Editor
Paul Conway
Assistant Editor
Stuart De Jong
Assistant Editor
Mary Dockwrey
Assistant Editor
Helen Eley
Assistant Editor
Mark Latimer
Assistant Editor
Andy Stears
Assistant Editor
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Ray Corbett
Assistant Director
Kathy Sykes
Production Coordinator
Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator
Nik Powell
Executive Producer
Al Clark
Executive Producer
Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Chris Brown
Producer
David Wimbury
Associate Producer
John Beard
Production Design
Mike Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Susie Figgis
Casting
Leonara Davis
Casting
Mary Selway
Casting
Sue Blane
Costume Designer
Barbara Rutter
Assistant Costume Designer
Joyce Stoneman
Wardrobe Supervisor
David Perry
Costume Assistant
Elaine Bowerbank
Hairstylist
Peter Frampton
Makeup Artist
David Grimsdale
Sound Editor
Derek Holding
Sound Editor
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Howard Lanning
Sound Editor
David John
Sound Mixer
Gil Evans
Music Arranger, Conductor
Alan Winstanley
Music Producer
Clive Langer
Music Producer, Songs
Cynthia Lole
Music Coordinator
Daniel Secunda
Music Coordinator
Michael Clifford
Music Editor
David Bowie
Songs
Ray Davies
Songs
Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue
Joanne Woollard
Set Dresser
Mary Holdsworth
Script Supervisor
David Toguri
Choreographer
Peter Kohn
Production Manager
Tracy Drew
Title Designer
Stuart Rose
Art Direction
Ken Wheatley
Art Direction