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That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day

That'll Be The Day

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MusicDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

13 May 1973

Country

United Kingdom

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

Johnny Shannon

Johnny Shannon

Jack

Karl Howman

Karl Howman

Johnny

Sue Holderness

Sue Holderness

Shirley

Sacha Puttnam

Sacha Puttnam

Young Jim MacLaine

Beth Morris

Beth Morris

Jean

James Ottaway

James Ottaway

Granddad

Patti Love

Patti Love

Sandra's Friend

Sally Watts

Sally Watts

Girl in Coffee Shop

Alan Foss

Alan Foss

Teacher

Patsy Blower

Patsy Blower

Young Girl at Fair

Eugene Wallace

Eugene Wallace

Stuart

Tony McHale

Tony McHale

1st Man in Coffee Bar

Peter Turner

Peter Turner

Teddy Boy

Verna Harvey

Verna Harvey

Wendy

Ron Hackett

Ron Hackett

Policeman

Valerie Lush

Valerie Lush

1st Lady on Beach

Natalie Kent

Natalie Kent

Mrs Rimmer

Sara Clee

Sara Clee

Girl with Baby

Bernard Severn

Bernard Severn

Sutcliffe

Erin Geraghty

Erin Geraghty

Joan

Sacha Puttnam

Sacha Puttnam

Young Jim

Rick Lester

Rick Lester

Minder

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