Absolute beginners / Virgin and Goldcrest present a Palace production ; a Julien Temple film ; screenplay by Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, Don Macpherson ; produced by Stephen Woolley and Chris Brown ; directed by Julien Temple.

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Musical drama set in London, 1958. Film portrays lower class youths emerging from post-war privations and struggling to achieve mobility in the face of withering class, racial and economic barriers.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Absolute beginners (Motion picture)
Main Author: Evans, Gil, 1912-1988 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Virgin Records
Goldcrest Films International
Palace Pictures
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Temple, Julien (Director)
Woolley, Stephen (Producer)
Brown, Chris, 1950- (Producer)
Burridge, Richard (Screenwriter)
Wicking, Christopher (Screenwriter)
MacPherson, Don, 1954- (Screenwriter)
O'Connell, Eddie (Actor)
Kensit, Patsy (Actor)
Bowie, David, 1951- (Actor)
Fox, James, 1939- (Actor)
Davies, Ray, 1944- (Actor)
Berkoff, Steven (Actor)
Sade (Actor)
Ferret, Eve (Actor)
Morris, Anita, 1943-1994 (Actor)
Stapleton, Oliver (Cinematographer)
Bradsell, Michael
Toguri, David
MacInnes, Colin
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:Widesceen and standard.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
MacInnes, Colin > Film adaptations.
Young men > England > London > Drama.
London (England) > Race relations > Drama.
Social conflict > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
MacInnes, Colin.
Race relations.
Social conflict.
Young men.
England > London.
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Drama.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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