That'll Be The Day
6.6
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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Part of Jim MacLaine (David Essex) Collection
2 films
Cast
33 people
David Essex
Jim MacLaine
Known for
The Guvnors
Ringo Starr
Mike
Known for
Caveman
A Hard Day's Night
James Booth
Mr MacLaine
Known for
Twin Peaks
Zulu
Rosemary Leach
Mrs. MacLaine
Known for
A Room with a View
The Plague Dogs
Billy Fury
Stormy Tempest
Also in
Play It Cool
I've Gotta Horse
Rosalind Ayres
Jeanette Sutcliffe
Known for
Outnumbered
Gods and Monsters
Robert Lindsay
Terry Sutcliffe
Known for
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Atlantis
Keith Moon
J.D. Glover
Known for
Tommy
Deborah Watling
Sandra
Also in
Danger UXB
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
Brenda Bruce
Doreen
Known for
Peeping Tom
Nightmare
Daphne Oxenford
Mrs Sutcliffe
Also in
To the Manor Born
The Children of Green Knowe
Kim Braden
Charlotte
Known for
Alien Nation
Claude Whatham Director · Ray Connolly Writer Peter Suschitzky Cinematographer
United States release October 29, 1973 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Goodtimes Enterprises
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 13, 1973
Theatrical
United States · October 29, 1973
Theatrical
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