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Directed By
Julien Temple
Written By
Colin MacInnes
based on the novel by
Michael Hamlyn
developed for the screen by
Richard Burridge
screenplay by
Christopher Wicking
screenplay by
Don MacPherson
screenplay by
Terry Johnson
additional dialogue by
Cast
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
Eddie O'Connell
Colin
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair
Ray Davies
Arthur
Mandy Rice-Davies
Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted
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
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern
Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita
Johnny Shannon
Saltzman
Sylvia Syms
Cynthia Eve
Ekow Abban
Santa Lucia Club Owner
Robert Austin
Slim Brother
Gerry Alexander
Ton-Up Vicar
Jim Dunk
Slim Brother
Johnny Edge
Trader Horn
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen
Paul Fairminer
Eddie Sex
Hugo First
Maltese Lodger
Pat Hartley
Ms Cool Snr
Astley Harvey
Mr Cool Snr
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
Alfred Maron
Bert the Tailor
G.B. Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mum
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Roland Alexander
Dancer
Shaun Alexander
Dancer
Ayo Antaeus
Dancer
John Aron
Dancer
Hoyle Baker
Dancer
Chris Baldock
Dancer
Andrée Bernard
Dancer
Warren Bird
Dancer
Richard Bodkin
Dancer
Timothy Brennan
Dancer
Mo Bright
Dancer
Roland Brine
Dancer
Kelvin Carter
Dancer
Imogen Claire
Dancer
Clive Clarke
Dancer
Kirsty Davide
Dancer
Vince Debono
Dancer
Dennis Elcock
Dancer
Sylvia Ellis
Dancer
King Masher Fontaine
Dancer
Wayne Fowkes
Dancer
David Foreman
Dancer
Lucille Gaye
Dancer
Elliot Gilbert
Dancer
John Gordon
Dancer
Lorna Gray
Dancer
John Greaves
Dancer
Robert Grimsey
Dancer
Robert Grose
Dancer
Michael Ho
Dancer
Isobel Hurll
Dancer
Johnny Hutch
Dancer
Kim St. James
Dancer
Peter Jessup
Dancer
Clive Johnson
Dancer
Chua Kah Joo
Dancer
Val Joeph
Dancer
Trevor Kelly
Dancer
Tony Kemp
Dancer
Chrissie Kendall
Dancer
Olivia Komlosy
Dancer
Viv Law
Dancer
Madeleine Lawrence
Dancer
Paul Leonard
Dancer
Kenny Linden
Dancer
Tom Lock
Dancer
Tricia Lockhart
Dancer
Jerry Manley
Dancer
Peyton Martin
Dancer
Robin Martyne
Dancer
Jack Migdalek
Dancer
Bob Newent
Dancer
Albin Pahernik
Dancer
Neil Patterson
Dancer
Produced By
Chris Brown
producer
Al Clark
executive producer
Robert Devereux
executive producer
Nik Powell
executive producer
David Wimbury
associate producer
Stephen Woolley
producer
Music
Gil Evans
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
director of photography
Sound
Paul Cridlin
sound maintenance
David Grimsdale
sound editor
Derek Holding
sound editor
Gerry Humphreys
dubbing mixer
David John
sound mixer
Eddy Joseph
sound editor
Howard Lanning
sound editor
Matthew Launay
boom operator
Tim Partridge
dolby sound consultant
Lionel Strutt
adr mixer
Editing
Richard Bedford
Michael Bradsell
Gerry Hambling
Russell Lloyd
Casting Director
Leonara Davis
Susie Figgis
Mary Selway
Production Design
John Beard
Art Direction
Stuart Rose
Ken Wheatley
Costumes
Sue Blane
David Perry
Makeup
Lynda Armstrong
assistant makeup artist
Elaine Bowerbank
chief hair stylist
Peter Frampton
chief makeup artist
Sue Love
assistant hair stylist
Daniel Parker
assistant makeup artist
Chris Taylor
assistant hair stylist
Special Effects
Andy Williams
special effects technician
Chris Corbould
special effects technician
Neil Corbould
special effects technician
Stephen Hutchinson
special effects trainee
Mark Meddings
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
David Smith
optical cameraman
Nick Wass
Rostrum camera: titles
Assistant Director
Tony Aherne
third assistant director
Ray Corbett
assistant director
Kieron Phipps
second assistant director
Production Management
Peter Kohn
production manager
Art Department
Peter Bryant
supervising prop dresser
Bob Devine
assistant construction manager
Richard Dicker
supervising drape
Martin Hubbard
carpenter
Geoff Kingsley
construction manager
Ken Powell
supervising plasterer
Adrian Start
supervising painter
Peter Walpole
prop buyer
Derek Whorlow
supervising stagehand
Arthur Wicks
property master
Joanne Woollard
set dresser
Andrew Ackland-Snow
draughtsman
Charles Cottrell
scenic painter
Mark Fruin
standby props
Steve Furneaux
carpenter
Barry Gibbs
set dresser
Emma Harrison
scenic artist
Michael Law
carpenter
Darryl Paterson
dressing props
Malcolm Walker
construction crew
Editorial
Clive Barrett
assistant editor
Paul Conway
assistant editor
Stuart De Jong
assistant editor
Mary Dockwrey
second assistant editor
Helen Eley
assistant editor
Leonard Green
assistant editor
Mark Latimer
assistant editor
Ian Moore
second assistant editor
Andy Stears
assistant editor
Kevin Phelan
unit projectionist: Mercury Theatres, London
Other
Tim Coghlan
assistant to producer
Jennifer Collen-Smith
unit publicist
Jane Cotton
dance stage manager
Valerie Craig
production coordinator
Tracy Drew
title designer
Stewart Hadley
crew
Ray Jones
supervising rigger
Amanda Pirie
assistant to director
Jenny Pollitt
assistant to producer
David Saggs
production accountant
Kathy Sykes
production coordinator
Jonathan Thornton
assistant choreographer
Sue Thornton
assistant dance stage manager
David Toguri
choreographer
John Porter
worldwide distribution director
Jordan Stone
set production assistant
Music Department
Michael Clifford
music editor
Gil Evans
conductor / music arranger
Clive Langer
music mixer / music producer
Cynthia Lole
music coordinator
Don Mcpherson
music coordinator
Colin Purbrook
musical associate
Daniel Secunda
music coordinator
Ray Williams
executive music supervisor
Alan Wistanley
music mixer / music producer
Iain Ballamy
musician: reeds
Guy Barker
musician: trumpet
Pete Beachill
musician: trombone
Harry Beckett
musician: trumpet
David Bedford
orchestrator
Brian Bromberg
musician: acoustic double bass
Stuart Brooks
musician: trumpet
Martin Drew
musician: drums
Slim Gaillard
musician: piano
Malcolm Griffith
musician: trombone
Duncan Lamont
musician: reeds
Chris Laurence
musician: acoustic double bass
Henry Lowther
musician: trumpet
Richard Pierce
musician: trumpet
Jamie Talbot
alto saxophone
Don Weller
musician: tenor saxophone
Costume Department
Roger Burton
costume consultant
Dougie Hawkes
costume assistant
Barbara Rutter
assistant costume designer
Joyce Stoneman
wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Higgins
costume maker
Camera Department
Graham Attwood
still photographer
Stuart Game
camera loader
Frank Heeney
gaffer
Colin Manning
grip
Roger Mayne
original period photography
David Morgan
focus puller
Mike Proudfoot
camera operator
Ronald Lenoir
chargehand rigger
Carlos Melville
electrician
Location Management
Matthew Binns
location unit manager
Script Department
Mary Holdsworth
script supervisor
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