That'll Be The Day (1973)

05/13/1973 (GB) • 1h 27m

Music, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

David Essex

Jim MacLaine

James Booth

Mr MacLaine

Rosemary Leach

Mrs. MacLaine

Billy Fury

Stormy Tempest

Rosalind Ayres

Jeanette Sutcliffe

Robert Lindsay

Terry Sutcliffe

Keith Moon

J.D. Glover


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Part of the Jim MacLaine (David Essex) Collection

Includes That'll Be The Day, Stardust

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

rock 'n' roll

1950s

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