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That'll Be The Day

6.5(22)19731h 27m2

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.

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Released
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Language
English
Part of Jim MacLaine (David Essex) Collection · 2 films
  • rock 'n' roll
  • 1950s

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical29 Oct 1973
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1513 May 1973

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That'll Be The Day was released on 13 May 1973.

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  • J

    John Chard

    3/15/2020

    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 Jim MacLaine (Essex), fed up with school and his home life, leaves home and takes a series of dead-end jobs and is introduced to crime and sex. Even …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/10/2022

    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! He's quite a bright lad, though, and despite his increasing penchant for one-night-stands, he realises that he must sort out his future - and with a bi…

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