That'll Be The Day (1973)

6.5/10 87 min 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.

Cast

David Essex

Jim MacLaine

Ringo Starr

Mike

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

Deborah Watling

Sandra

Brenda Bruce

Doreen

Daphne Oxenford

Mrs Sutcliffe

Kim Braden

Charlotte

Johnny Shannon

Jack

Karl Howman

Johnny

Sue Holderness

Shirley

Beth Morris

Jean

Patti Love

Sandra's Friend

Sally Watts

Girl in Coffee Shop

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