Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1973
That'll Be The Day
Directed by
Claude Whatham
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.
The story
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 EssexJim MacLaine
Ringo StarrMike
James BoothMr MacLaine
Rosemary LeachMrs. MacLaine
Billy FuryStormy Tempest
Rosalind AyresJeanette Sutcliffe
Robert LindsayTerry Sutcliffe
Keith MoonJ.D. Glover
Deborah WatlingSandra
Brenda BruceDoreen
Daphne OxenfordMrs Sutcliffe
Kim BradenCharlotte
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Johnny ShannonJack
Karl HowmanJohnny
Sue HoldernessShirley
Sacha PuttnamYoung Jim MacLaine
Beth MorrisJean
James OttawayGranddad
Patti LoveSandra's Friend
Sally WattsGirl in Coffee Shop
Alan FossTeacher
Patsy BlowerYoung Girl at Fair
Eugene WallaceStuart
Tony McHale1st Man in Coffee Bar
Peter TurnerTeddy Boy
Verna HarveyWendy
Ron HackettPoliceman
Valerie Lush1st Lady on Beach
Natalie KentMrs Rimmer
Sara CleeGirl with Baby
Bernard SevernSutcliffe
Erin GeraghtyJoan
Rick LesterMinder
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