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Wilkinson Dancer Glen Wilkinson Dancer Barrie Young Dancer David Morgan Young Dancer Back to Top Directors Julien Temple Director Back to Top Writers Colin MacInnes Source Material (from novel) Terry Johnson (II) additional dialogue Richard Burridge screenplay Christopher Wicking (II) screenplay Don MacPherson screenplay Michael Hamlyn screenplay development Back to Top Producers Nik Powell Executive Producer Al Clark Executive Producer Robert Devereux Executive Producer Stephen Woolley Producer Chris Brown (V) Producer David Wimbury Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Roger Mayne original period photography Graham Attwood stills Lee Electric Lighting lighting equipment Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography Mike Proudfoot Camera Operator Back to Top Editors Clive Barrett Assistant Editor Paul Conway (II) Assistant Editor Helen Eley Assistant Editor Leonard Green Assistant Editor Stuart DeJong Assistant Editor Mark Latimer Assistant Editor Amy Stears Assistant Editor Mary Dockwrey 2nd Assistant Editor Ian Moore 2nd Assistant Editor Michael Bradsell Editor Gerry Hambling Editor Richard Bedford Editor Russell Lloyd Editor Back to Top Casting Susie Figgis Casting Mary Selway Casting Leo Davis Casting Back to Top Executives Adrian Start painter supervisor Ken Powell plasterer supervisor Ray Jones rigger supervisor Peter Bryant (II) prop dressing supervisor Dick Dicker drape supervisor Back to Top Production Management Peter Kohn Production Manager Matthew Binns location unit manager Jane Cotton dance stage manager Mary Holdsworth Script Supervisor Kathy Sykes Production Coordinator Valerie Craig Production Coordinator Ray Corbett Assistant Director Kieron Phipps 2nd Assistant Director Tony Aherne 3rd Assistant Director Back to Top Art Department Joanne Woollard Set Dresser Ken Wheatley art direction Stuart Rose art direction John Beard Production Designer Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Joyce Stoneman Wardrobe Supervisor Roger Burton (II) Costume Consultant Peter Frampton (III) chief Makeup Elaine Bowerbank chief Hairdresser Lynda Armstrong Makeup Assistant Daniel Parker Makeup Assistant Sue Love hairdresser assistant Chris Taylo hairdresser assistant Sue Blane (II) Costume Designer David Perry Costume Designer Back to Top Sound Matthew Lannay Boom Operator Eddy Joseph Sound Editor David Grimsdale Sound Editor Derek Holding Sound Editor Howard Lanning Sound Editor Alan Winstanley sound recording mixer David John sound recording Gerry Humphreys sound rerecording mixer Paul Cridlin sound maintenance Back to Top Music Don MacPherson Music Coordinator David Bowie Song ( That s Motivation Absolute Beginners ) David Bowie Song Performer ( Volare Absolute Beginners That s Motivation ) Domenico Modugno Song ("Volare") Franco Migliacci Song ("Volare") Ray Davies Song Ray Davies Song Performer ( Quiet Life ) Gil Evans (II) Music Gil Evans (II) Music Arranger Gil Evans (II) Music Conductor Gil Evans (II) Song ( The Naked and the Dead Va Va Voom ) Paul Weller (II) Song (""Have You Ever Had It Blue") The Style Council Song Performer ("Have You Ever Had It Blue") Patsy Kensit Song Patsy Kensit Song Performer ("Having It All") Godson Song ("Having It All") Beauchamp Song ("Having It All") Eighth Wonder Song Performer ("Having It All") Sade Song (credited as Sade Adu) "Killer Blow) Sade Song Performer ("Killer Blow") Booth songs ("Killer Blow" "Rodrigo") L. Stabbins songs ("Killer Blow" "Rodrigo") Roberts Song ("Rodrigo") Edward Tudor-Pole Song Edward Tudor-Pole Song Performer ("Ted Ain't Ded") Julien Temple songs ( Ted Ain t Ded Selling Out Napoli ) Working Week Song Performer ("Rodrigo") Jerry Dammers Song ("Riot City") Jerry Dammers Song Performer ("Riot City") Nick Lowe (II) Song ("Little Cat (You've Never Had It So Good)") Ekow Abban Song Ekow Abban Song Performer ("Santa Lucia") Angela Morley (II) music extracts ("Hancock's Half Hour (A Sunday Afternoon at Home)") Richard Wagner (VII) Music ("Wedding March" from opera "Lohengrin") Luis Jardim Music Arranger ("Here Comes the Bride") Clive Langer Music Producer Clive Langer Song Clive Langer Song Performer ("Napoli") Clive Langer music mixer Clive Langer music recording Clive Langer song arranger ("Rock a Bye Baby") Steve Allen song arranger ("Rock a Bye Baby") Eric Coates (II) Song ("Sleepy Lagoon") J. Bruton Song ("Teddy Bears' Picnic") J. Kennedy Song ("Teddy Bears' Picnic") Gil Evans (II) music director Alan Winstanley Music Producer Alan Winstanley music mixer Colin Purbrook music associate Cynthia Lole Music Coordinator Daniel Secunda Music Coordinator Laurel Aiken Song Laurel Aiken Song Performer ("Landlords and Tenants") Tot Taylor Song ("Selling Out") Slim Gaillard (II) Song Slim Gaillard (II) Song Performer ( Selling Out ) William Harris Song ("Rocking at the 21's") Wee Willie Harris Song Performer ("Rocking at the 21's") Preston Epps Song ("Bongo Rock") Arthur Egnoian Song ("Bongo Rock") The Jet Streams Song Performer ("Bongo Rock") Jonas Hurst Song Performer ("Little Girl (You've Never Had It So Good)") The Perils of Plastic Song Performer ("Napoli") Tom Morley Song Performer ("Napoli") Gary Barnicle Song Performer ("Napoli") R. Palmer Song ("Hey Little School Girl") The Paragons Song Performer ("Hey Little School Girl") Beatrice Reading Song Beatrice Reading Song Performer ("Rock Baby Rock") Edward Barber Song ("Scorpio") The Scorpions Song Performer ("Scorpio") Miles Davis Song ("So What") Smiley Culture Song Performer ("So What") Smiley Culture lyrics Charles Mingus (II) songs ("Boogie Stop Shuffle (The Rough and the Smooth)" "Better Git It in Your Soul (The Hot and the Cool)") MacManus Song ("Switching It Off") Jack Hammer (II) Song ("Great Balls of Fire") Blackwell Song ("Great Balls of Fire") W. Donaldson Song ("My Mammy") S. Lewis Song ("My Mammy") J. Young Song ("My Mammy") Ray Williams (II) executive music supervisor Michael Clifford Music Editor Back to Top Choreography David Toguri choreography Jonathan Thornton choreography assistant Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Tracy Drew title design Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Colin Manning Grip Frank Heeney Gaffer Back to Top Construction Geoff Kingsley Construction Manager Back to Top Publicity Jennifer Collen Smith Unit Publicist Back to Top Props Peter Walpole prop buyer Arthur Wicks Property Master Back to Top Below The Line Barbara Rutter costume designer assistant Sue Thornton dance stage manager assistant Tim Coghlan Assistant (to producers) Jenny Pollitt Assistant (to producers) Amanda Pirie Assistant (to Julien Temple) Bob Devine construction manager assistant Back to Top Other Crew David Morgan focus Stuart Game loader Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Orion Pictures Theatrical Distributor Palace Pictures Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Back to Top Other Companies Peter Govey Film Opticals titles Samuelson Film Services cameras and lenses Camera Effects opticals Twickenham Film Studios post-production rerecording facilities Back to Top