Release

13/05/1973

Rating

⭐ 6.2/10

Runtime

87 min

Status

Released

Genres

Music Drama

Languages

English

CollectionJim MacLaine (David Essex) Collection

Links

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John Chard2020-03-15T13:22:38.084Z

7/10

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...

Geronimo19672022-11-10T07:34:57.175Z

6/10

'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 the rain pours down! H...

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That'll Be The Day

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.