Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

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Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson

Narrator (voice)

Twiggy
Twiggy

Self

Christine Keeler
Christine Keeler

Self

Mary Quant
Mary Quant

Self

David Hemmings
David Hemmings

Self

Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon

Self

Veruschka von Lehndorff
Veruschka von Lehndorff

Self

Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham

Self

Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp

Self

Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni

Self (archive footage)

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    Tells the story of the photographers who cemented the image of swinging London and who, through their pictures, irreversibly altered the face of fashion and pop.

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    2002-08-10

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