Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

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Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

2002

2h 0m

8.5(2 votes)

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Overview

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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10 featured cast members

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Neil Pearson

Narrator (voice)

Twiggy

Self

Christine Keeler

Self

Mary Quant

Self

David Hemmings

Self

Vidal Sassoon

Self

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Self

Andrew Loog Oldham

Self

Terence Stamp

Self

Michelangelo Antonioni

Self (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Mary Sackville-West
Produced by: Elaine Shepherd

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