Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Keith Allen | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Michael Gambon | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Steve Jones | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Bill Nighy | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Andy Serkis | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Imelda Staunton | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Julien Temple | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
Juno Temple | ... | Quotations reader (voice) | |
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Hetty Bower | ... | Self - 106 years |
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Charlotte Marsh | ... | Self - Suffragette (archive footage) |
Malcolm McLaren | ... | Self - Media Manipulator (archive footage) | |
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Barbara Cartland | ... | Self - Queen of Romance (archive footage) |
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Tony Benn | ... | Self - MP and Life Long Londoner |
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Brian Nicholson | ... | Self - Dockers Union Man, quotations reader |
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Lil Snoddy | ... | Self - Interviewee |
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
The director said he had 6000hrs of footage to watch and as I watched the film at TIFF I felt that he was bogged down. Ironically footage was repeated! If you have that much, why would you show it more than once. Early footage fascinating. Film lost me post WW2 to 1980s then picked up again. Got confusing at times and jumped around. Expected focus on 1960s, such an amazing time for pop culture in London but instead the film focused on political side. No mention of the Beatles, realize they are from Liverpool but having British family I know they had a huge impact on those in London. Old woman stole the show! I wish she had narrated the film and taken us through the 100yrs.