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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...

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Drama
Music
Romance
Release Date

Apr 04, 1986

Duration: 1h 48 min

Popularity: 0.6265
62 votes
Directed by

Julien Temple

Casting: Susie Figgis, Leonara Davis, Mary Selway

Screenplay by

Richard BurridgeDon MacPhersonChristopher Wicking

Productions

Goldcrest (GB)Palace Pictures (GB)Virgin Vision

Budget

Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Richard Burridge

Screenplay

Don MacPherson

Screenplay

Christopher Wicking

Screenplay

Colin MacInnes

Novel

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