Movie

My Beautiful Laundrette

Released: November 16, 1985 (1985)

Runtime: 98 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali
Age at release: 56
Shirley Anne Field as Rachel
Age at release: 47
Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali
Age at release: 43
Souad Faress as Cherry N. Ali
Age at release: 37
Garry Cooper as Squatter
Age at release: 30
Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot
Age at release: 28
Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali
Age at release: 25
Richard Graham as Genghis
Age at release: 25
Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali
Age at release: 23
Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali
Age at release: Unknown

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Ram John Holder as Poet
Age at release: 51
Colin Campbell as Madame Butterfly Man
Age at release: 48
Badi Uzzaman as Dealer
Age at release: 46
Neil Cunningham as Englishman
Age at release: 42
Bhasker Patel as Tariq
Age at release: 29
Dawn Archibald as Gang Member #1
Age at release: 24
Ayub Khan-Din as Student
Age at release: 24
Stephen Marcus as Moose
Age at release: 23
Gerard Horan as Telephone Man
Age at release: 23
Jonathan Moore as Gang Member #2
Age at release: 21
Charu Bala Chokshi as Bilquis
Age at release: Unknown
Persis Maravala as Nasser's Elder Daughter
Age at release: Unknown
Nisha Kapur as Nasir's Younger Daughter
Age at release: Unknown
Gurdial Sira as Zaki
Age at release: Unknown
Dulice Liecier as Girl in Disco
Age at release: Unknown
Chris Pitt as Kid #1
Age at release: Unknown
Kerryann White as Kid #2
Age at release: Unknown
Sheila Chitnis as Zaki's Wife
Age at release: Unknown
Winston Graham as Jamaican #1
Age at release: Unknown
Dudley Thomas as Jamaican #2
Age at release: Unknown