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That'll Be The Day

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That'll Be The Day

6.2

1h 27m

1973

Synopsis

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.

Director

Claude Whatham

MusicDrama

rock 'n' roll1950s

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Cast & Crew

David Essex

David Essex

as Jim MacLaine

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

as Mike

James Booth

James Booth

as Mr MacLaine

Rosemary Leach

Rosemary Leach

as Mrs. MacLaine

Billy Fury

Billy Fury

as Stormy Tempest

Rosalind Ayres

Rosalind Ayres

as Jeanette Sutcliffe

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

as Terry Sutcliffe

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

as J.D. Glover

Deborah Watling

Deborah Watling

as Sandra

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