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That'll Be The Day

1973 87 min ★ 6.5 Music Drama

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.

Writer: Ray Connolly Director: Claude Whatham

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
Robert Lindsay Robert Lindsay Terry Sutcliffe
Keith Moon Keith Moon J.D. Glover
Deborah Watling Deborah Watling Sandra
Brenda Bruce Brenda Bruce Doreen
Daphne Oxenford Daphne Oxenford Mrs Sutcliffe
Kim Braden Kim Braden Charlotte