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Christopher Wicking; Don MacPherson<p><b>From novel by:</b> Colin MacInnes<p><b>Music Arranged and Conducted by:</b> Gil Evans<p><b>Producers:</b> Stephen Woolley; Chris Brown<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/735/000083486/">Musical</a>, <a href="/lists/800/000083551/">Drama</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/half-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div><p><table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/923/000159446/"><font size=-1>Shaun Alexander</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Aug-1977</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Seattle Seahawks RB</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/576/000101273/"><font size=-1>Steven Berkoff</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-Aug-1937</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>London Theatre Group</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/076/000023007/"><font size=-1>David Bowie</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Singer/Songwriter</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Jan-1947</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Jan-2016</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Ziggy Stardust</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/657/000064465/"><font size=-1>Robbie Coltrane</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Mar-1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Hagrid in the <i>Harry Potter</i> films</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/603/000024531/"><font size=-1>Ray Davies</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Jun-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Frontman for <i>The Kinks</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/304/000108977/"><font size=-1>James Fox</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-May-1939</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>A Passage to India</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/642/000116294/"><font size=-1>Slim Gaillard</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Jazz Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Jan-1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Feb-1991</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Cee-ment mixer, put-ti put-ti</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/359/000134954/"><font size=-1>Irene Handl</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Dec-1901</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Nov-1987</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Matronly British character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/854/000090584/"><font size=-1>Patsy Kensit</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Mar-1968</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Absolute Beginners</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/571/000132175/"><font size=-1>Anita Morris</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Mar-1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Mar-1994</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Ruthless People</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/716/000131323/"><font size=-1>Bruce Payne</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Nov-1960</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Dungeons & Dragons</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/492/000022426/"><font size=-1>Sade</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Singer</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Jan-1959</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Smooth Operator</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/723/000101420/"><font size=-1>Sylvia Syms</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Jan-1934</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Tamarind Seed</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/602/000164110/"><font size=-1>Bruno Tonioli</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Choreographer</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Nov-1955</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Judge, <i>Dancing with the Stars</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td>Eddie O'Connell</td><td> ... Colin</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/854/000090584/">Patsy Kensit</a></td><td> ... Suzette</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/076/000023007/">David Bowie</a></td><td> ... Vendice Partners</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/304/000108977/">James Fox</a></td><td> ... Henley of Mayfair</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/603/000024531/">Ray Davies</a></td><td> ... Arthur</td></tr><tr><td>Eve Ferret</td><td> ... Big Jill</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/571/000132175/">Anita Morris</a></td><td> ... Dido Lament</td></tr><tr><td>Lionel Blair</td><td> ... Harry Charms</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">With Special Appearances by</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/576/000101273/">Steven Berkoff</a></td><td> ... The Fanatic</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/492/000022426/">Sade</a></td><td> ... Athene Duncannon</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Mandy Rice-Davies</td><td> ... Mum</td></tr><tr><td>Tony Hippolyte</td><td> ... Mr. Cool</td></tr><tr><td>Graham Fletcher-Cook</td><td> ... Wizard</td></tr><tr><td>Joe McKenna</td><td> ... Fabulous Hoplite</td></tr><tr><td>Tenpole Tudor</td><td> ... Ed the Ted</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/716/000131323/">Bruce Payne</a></td><td> ... Flikker</td></tr><tr><td>Alan Freeman</td><td> ... Call-Me-Cobber</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Rhys</td><td> ... Dean Swift</td></tr><tr><td>Julian Firth</td><td> ... The Misery Kid</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Pitt</td><td> ... Baby Boom</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Gary Beadle</td><td> ... Johnny Wonder</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/657/000064465/">Robbie Coltrane</a></td><td> ... Mario</td></tr><tr><td>Jess Conrad</td><td> ... Cappuccino Man</td></tr><tr><td>Smiley Culture</td><td> ... DJ Entertainer</td></tr><tr><td>Ronald Fraser</td><td> ... Amberley Drove</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/642/000116294/">Slim Gaillard</a></td><td> ... Party Singer</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/359/000134954/">Irene Handl</a></td><td> ... Mrs. Larkin</td></tr><tr><td>Peter-Hugo Daly</td><td> ... Vern, aka Jaws</td></tr><tr><td>Amanda Jane Powell</td><td> ... Dorita</td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Shannon</td><td> ... Saltzman</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/723/000101420/">Sylvia Syms</a></td><td> ... Cynthia Eve</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Ekow Abban</td><td> ... Santa Lucia Club Owner</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Austin</td><td> ... Slim Brother</td></tr><tr><td>Gerry Alexander</td><td> ... Ton-Up Vicar</td></tr><tr><td>Jim Dunk</td><td> ... Slim Brother</td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Edge</td><td> ... Trader Horn</td></tr><tr><td>Carmen Ejogo</td><td> ... Carmen</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Fairminer</td><td> ... Eddie Sex</td></tr><tr><td>Hugo First</td><td> ... Maltese Lodger</td></tr><tr><td>Pat Hartley</td><td> ... Ms. Cool, Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>Astley Harvey</td><td> ... Mr. Cool, Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>Colin Jeavons</td><td> ... Pamphleteer</td></tr><tr><td>Alfred Maron</td><td> ... Bert the Tailor</td></tr><tr><td>G. B. (Zoot) Money</td><td> ... Chez Nobody Barman</td></tr><tr><td>Sandie Shaw</td><td> ... Baby Boom's Mum</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/602/000164110/">Bruno Tonioli</a></td><td> ... Maltese Lodger</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Dancers</font></td></tr><tr><td>Roland Alexander</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/923/000159446/">Shaun Alexander</a></td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Ayo Antaeus</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>John Aron</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Hoyle Baker</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Baldock</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Andree Bernard</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Warren Bird</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Bodkin</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Timothy Brennan</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Mo Bright</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Roland Brine</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Kelvin Carter</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Imogen Clare</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Clive Clarke</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Kirsty Davide</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Vince Debono</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Dennis Elcock</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Sylvia Ellis</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>King Masher Fontaine</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Wayne Fowkes</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>David Foreman</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Lucille Gaye</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Elliot Gilbert</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>John Gordon</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Lorna Gray</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>John Greaves</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Grimsey</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Grose</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Ho</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Isobel Hurll</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Hutch</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Kim St. James</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Jessup</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Clive Johnson</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Chua-Kaa-Joo</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Val Joseph</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Trevor Kelly</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Tony Kemp</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Chrissie Kendal</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Olivia Komlosy</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Viv Law</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Madeleine Lawrence</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Leonard</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Kenny Linden</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Tom Lock</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Tricia Lockhart</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Jerry Manley</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Peyton Martin</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Robin Martyne</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Migdalek</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Bob Newent</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Albin Pahernik</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Neil Patterson</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>William Perrie</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Shanti Ruchpaul</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Corinne Russell</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Les Saxon</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Gary Sellars</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Alan Spencer</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Sullivan</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Telford</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Michelle Thorne</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Christina Thornton</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Carl Trevors</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Oke Wambu</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Wellington</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Elizabeth Wendon</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>John Willet</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Sabra Williams</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Barrie J. Wilkinson</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Glen Wilkinson</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Barrie Young</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>David Morgan Young</td><td> ... Dancer</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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