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13/05/1973 Music, Drama 1h 27m
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Overview

Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he discovers a world of cheap sex and petty crime. But when that world comes to a shockingly brutal end, Jim returns home. As the local music scene explodes, Jim must decide between a life of adult responsibility or a new phenomenon called rock & roll.

  1. Ray Connolly

    Writer

  2. Claude Whatham

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. David Essex

    Jim MacLaine

  2. Ringo Starr

    Mike

  3. James Booth

    Mr MacLaine

  4. Rosemary Leach

    Mrs. MacLaine

  5. Billy Fury

    Stormy Tempest

  6. Rosalind Ayres

    Jeanette Sutcliffe

  7. Robert Lindsay

    Terry Sutcliffe

  8. Keith Moon

    J.D. Glover

  9. Deborah Watling

    Sandra

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-03-15
The road to stardom(dust) begins here.

That'll Be the Day is directed by Claude Whatham and written by Ray Connolly. It stars David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, Rosalind Ayres and Robert Lindsay. Cinematography is by Peter Suschitzky.

It's 1958 Britain and Jim MacLaine (Essex), fed up with school and his home life, leaves home and takes a series of dead-end jobs and is introduced to crime and sex. Even this isn't enough to off set his feeling of a hum-drum existence, could the upcoming Rock "N" Roll boom be his saviour?.

With perfect cast decisions, including rock star cameo's...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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