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Burning an Illusion is a 1981 British film written and directed by Menelik Shabazz, about a young British-born black woman's love life, mostly shot in London's Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities. It was only the second British feature to have been made by a black director, following Horace Ové’s 1975 Pressure, and is described by Stephen Bourne as "the first British film to give a black woman a voice of any kind." Imruh Bakari worked with Shabazz and co-founded Kumba Productions with him.
Original Release
11/13/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cassie McFarlane | Pat Williams |
Victor Romero Evans | Del Bennett |
Beverley Martin | Sonia |
Angela Wynter | Cynthia |
Malcolm Frederick | Chamberlain |
Chris Tummings | Scotty |
Trevor Laird | Pest |
Corinne Skinner-Carter | Pat's Mother |
Marva Buchanan | Lorna |
Larrington Walker | Tony |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cassie McFarlane | Pat Williams |
Victor Romero Evans | Del Bennett |
Beverley Martin | Sonia |
Angela Wynter | Cynthia |
Malcolm Frederick | Chamberlain |
Chris Tummings | Scotty |
Trevor Laird | Pest |
Corinne Skinner-Carter | Pat's Mother |
Marva Buchanan | Lorna |
Larrington Walker | Tony |
Millie Kiarie | Chairwoman |
Nicola Wright | Christine |
Ruddy L. Davis | Father / Pat's Father |
Suzanne Auguste | Angela |
Brian Bovell | Nat West |
Basil Oton | First Waiter |
Vinny | Second Waiter |
Trevor Ward | Man in Restaurant |
Stella Orakwue | Woman in Restaurant |
Andy de la Tour | Foreman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vivien Pottersman | Producer |