That'll Be The Day
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1973-05-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
6.5
David Essex
Jim MacLaine
Ringo Starr
Mike
James Booth
Mr MacLaine
Rosemary Leach
Mrs. MacLaine
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Rosalind Ayres
Jeanette Sutcliffe
Robert Lindsay
Terry Sutcliffe
Keith Moon
J.D. Glover
Deborah Watling
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Daphne Oxenford
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Kim Braden
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Johnny Shannon
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Karl Howman
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Sue Holderness
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Sacha Puttnam
Young Jim MacLaine
Beth Morris
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James Ottaway
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Patti Love
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Patsy Blower
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Eugene Wallace
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Tony McHale
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Peter Turner
Teddy Boy
Verna Harvey
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Ron Hackett
Policeman
Valerie Lush
1st Lady on Beach
Natalie Kent
Mrs Rimmer
Sara Clee
Girl with Baby
Bernard Severn
Sutcliffe
Erin Geraghty
Joan
Sacha Puttnam
Young Jim
Rick Lester
Minder
Natalie Kent
Mrs. Rimmer
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