CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 1h 38m · R
My Beautiful Laundrette

A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.

67%(324)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

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.

Directed byStephen Frears

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
November 16, 1985
Budget
$860,000
Revenue
$2,451,545
Studios
Working TitleChannel Four FilmsSAF Productions

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2 videos
40th Anniversary | Official Trailer

40th Anniversary | Official Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Gordon Warnecke

Gordon Warnecke

Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Rita Wolf

Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Souad Faress

Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field

Rachel

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

Genghis

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

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Creative team
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears
Written by
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi
Produced by
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
Sarah Radclyffe

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