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That'll Be The Day
Movie6.5

That'll Be The Day

1973•1h 27m•Music•Drama
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Story Line

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 Cast

David Essex

David Essex

Jim MacLaine

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Mike

James Booth

James Booth

Mr MacLaine

Rosemary Leach

Rosemary Leach

Mrs. MacLaine

Billy Fury

Billy Fury

Stormy Tempest

Rosalind Ayres

Rosalind Ayres

Jeanette Sutcliffe

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Rating

6.5/ 10

Release Date

1973-05-13

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

MusicDrama

Part of the Series

Jim MacLaine (David Essex) Collection

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User Reviews (2)

John Chard

John Chard

7/10
•3/15/2020
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. I...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/10
•11/10/2022
'Jim MacLaine" (David Essex) is a restless teenager in 1950s Britain. He leaves home and best friend "Terry" (Robert Lindsay) and gets a cheap room at a seaside resort when he makes a living renting out deck chairs - not the most fulfilling job as th...