Mein wunderbarer Waschsalon (1985)
Der junge Pakistani Omar wohnt bei seinem schwermütigen, alkoholkranken Vater in London. Sein umtriebiger Onkel gibt ihm Arbeit als Autowäscher und bietet ihm schließlich an, einen heruntergekommenen Waschsalon zu übernehmen. Zufällig trifft Omar seinen englischen Schulfreund Johnny wieder, der sich als Anführer einer rechtsradikalen Gruppe herumgetrieben hat und dem Pakistani jetzt hilft, den Waschsalon neu zu eröffnen und zu betreiben. Das Geschäft beginnt zu florieren. Zwar zertrümmern Johnnys ehemalige Kumpane den Waschsalon, aber davon lassen sich die beiden Freunde nicht entmutigen.
Der Regisseur: Stephen Frears
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Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali |
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Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot |
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Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali |
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Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali |
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Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali |
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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 |
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Richard Graham as Genghis |
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Garry Cooper as Squatter |
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Charu Bala Chokshi as Bilquis |
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Persis Maravala as Nasser's Elder Daughter |
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Nisha Kapur as Nasir's Younger Daughter |
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Walter Donohue as Dick O'Donnell |
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Neil Cunningham as Englishman |
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Gurdial Sira as Zaki |
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Stephen Marcus as Moose |
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Ram John Holder as Poet |
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Dawn Archibald as Gang Member #1 |
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Jonathan Moore as Gang Member #2 |
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Gerard Horan as Telephone Man |
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Bhasker Patel as Tariq |
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Badi Uzzaman as Dealer |
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Ayub Khan-Din as Student |
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Dulice Liecier as Girl in Disco |
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Chris Pitt as Kid #1 |
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Kerryann White as Kid #2 |
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Colin Campbell as Madame Butterfly Man |
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Sheila Chitnis as Zaki's Wife |
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Winston Graham as Jamaican #1 |
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Dudley Thomas as Jamaican #2 |
| Directing | Stephen Frears | Director |
| Writing | Hanif Kureishi | Author |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Producer |
| Production | Sarah Radclyffe | Producer |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Art | Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Carew | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Rawson | Hairstylist |
| Art | Ray Perry Sr. | Property Master |
| Crew | Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nosher Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Rocky Taylor | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bill Weston | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Mike Laye | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Hanif Kureishi | Writer |
| Sound | Albert Bailey | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Jane Frazer | Production Manager |
| Production | Rebecca O'Brien | Location Manager |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Continuity |
| Art | Alison Dominitz | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | St. Clair Davis | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Malcolm Davies | Gaffer |