Watch Absolute Hell (1991) Official Trailer
6 / 10 IMDb October 5, 1991 2h 0m
Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after World War II. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens. Originally aired as part of the anthology series "Performance."
Director
Runtime
2h 0m
Release Date
October 5, 1991
Genre
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Judi Dench
as Christine Foskett
Susan Porrett
as Doris
Paul Birchard
as Butch
Sylvia Barter
as Julia Shillitoe
Bill Nighy
as Hugh Marriner
Ronald Pickup
as Siegfried Shrager
Francesca Annis
as Elizabeth Collier
Eileen Page
as Mrs Marriner
Gregory Floy
as Michael Crowley
Charles Gray
as Maurice Hussey
Nathaniel Parker
as Sam Mitchum
Moyra Fraser
as Lettice Willis
William Osborne
as Cyril Clatworthy
Susan Brown
as Bill
Betty Marsden
as R. B. Monody
Shelagh Fraser
as Madge
Anthony Calf
as Douglas Eden
Pip Torrens
as Nigel Childs
Barbara Hicks
as Mrs Pratt
Ray Winstone
as P. C. Molson
Production Companies
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