My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 38m
- Director Stephen Frears
- Genres Comedy Drama Romance
- Rating 6.7/10 (324 votes)
Synopsis
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Cast
-
Gordon Warnecke
as Omar Ali
-
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Johnny Burfoot
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Roshan Seth
as Hussein "Papa" Ali
-
Saeed Jaffrey
as Nasser Ali
-
Derrick Branche
as Salim N. Ali
-
Rita Wolf
as Tania N. Ali
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Souad Faress
as Cherry N. Ali
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Shirley Anne Field
as Rachel
-
Richard Graham
as Genghis
-
Garry Cooper
as Squatter
- Charu Bala Chokshi as Bilquis
- Persis Maravala as Nasser's Elder Daughter
- Nisha Kapur as Nasir's Younger Daughter
- Walter Donohue as Dick O'Donnell
- Neil Cunningham as Englishman
- Gurdial Sira as Zaki
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Stephen Marcus
as Moose
-
Ram John Holder
as Poet
Crew
-
Stephen Frears
Director
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Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
- Mick Audsley Editor
-
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
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Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
-
Tim Bevan
Producer
- Sarah Radclyffe Producer
-
Hanif Kureishi
Writer
