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Cast
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Eddie O'Connell | As: Colin, Photographer / Narrator |
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Patsy Kensit | As: Suzette |
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James Fox | As: Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen |
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David Bowie | As: Vendice Partners |
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Ray Davies | As: Arthur, Colin's Dad |
Storyline
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...
| Tagline: | Welcome to the world of your dreams! |
| Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
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Eddie O'Connell |
Colin, Photographer / Narrator |
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Patsy Kensit |
Suzette |
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James Fox |
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen |
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David Bowie |
Vendice Partners |
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Ray Davies |
Arthur, Colin's Dad |
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Mandy Rice-Davies |
Flora, Colin's Mum |
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Eve Ferret |
Big Jill |
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Tony Hippolyte |
Mr. Cool |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook |
Wizard |
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Joseph McKenna |
Fabulous Hoplite |
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Steven Berkoff |
The Fanatic |
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Sade |
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu) |
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Edward Tudor-Pole |
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor) |
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Bruce Payne |
Flikker |
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Alan Freeman |
Call-Me-Cobber |
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Anita Morris |
Dido Lament |
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Paul Rhys |
Dean Swift |
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Julian Firth |
The Misery Kid |
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Chris Pitt |
Baby Boom |
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Lionel Blair |
Harry Charms |
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Gary Beadle |
Johnny Wonder |
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Robbie Coltrane |
Mario |
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Jess Conrad |
Cappuccino Man |
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Smiley Culture |
D.J. Entertainer |
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Ronald Fraser |
Amberley Drove |
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Slim Gaillard |
Party Singer |
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Irene Handl |
Mrs Larkin |
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Peter-Hugo Daly |
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly) |
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Amanda Jane Powell |
Dorita |
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Johnny Shannon |
Saltzman |
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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 |
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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 |
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Colin Jeavons |
Pamphleteer |
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Alfred Maron |
Bert the Tailor |
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Zoot Money |
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money) |
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Sandie Shaw |
Baby Boom's Mother |
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Bruno Tonioli |
Maltese Lodger |
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Eric Sykes |
Arcade Attendant (uncredited) |
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Barrie Holland |
Fashion Editor (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Julien Temple |
Director |
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Ray Corbett |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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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 Crew
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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 |
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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 |
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Stephen Woolley |
Producer |
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Chris Brown |
Producer |
Edited By
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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 |
Costume and Makeup
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David Perry |
Costume Assistant |
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Sue Blane |
Costume Designer |
Sound
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Gil Evans |
Music Arranger |
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Alan Winstanley |
Music Producer |
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Gil Evans |
Conductor |
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Clive Langer |
Music Producer |
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David John |
Sound Mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Mike Proudfoot |
Camera Operator |
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Oliver Stapleton |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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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 |
Other Crew
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David Toguri |
Choreographer |
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Terry Johnson |
Additional Dialogue |
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