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That'll Be The Day is a British film of genre Drama directed by Claude Whatham released in USA on 29 october 1973 with David Essex

That'll Be The Day (1973)

That'll Be The Day
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Released in USA 29 october 1973
Length 1h31
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Musical
Rating65% 3.295453.295453.295453.295453.29545

That'll Be the Day is a 1973 British drama film starring David Essex, Rosemary Leach and Ringo Starr, written by Ray Connolly and directed by Claude Whatham. It is set in the late '50s/early '60s and was partially filmed on the Isle of Wight.

Synopsis

Jim MacLaine (David Essex) was abandoned by his father when he was young. Later, as a suburban school dropout, Jim leaves home and drifts through a succession of dead-end jobs until he finds an outlet for his frustration in rock 'n' roll. Tossing away the chance of a university education much to the consternation of his mother, alienated MacLaine becomes a lowly deckchair attendant before streetwise friend Mike (Ringo Starr) gets him a job firstly as a barman and then with the fun fair. The initially shy MacLaine quickly becomes a heartless fairground Romeo leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Eventually MacLaine returns home to run the family store and marry his girlfriend, but despite the birth of a son, restless Jim feels the lure of rock ’n’ roll again.

Actors

David Essex

(Jim MacLaine)Ringo Starr

(Mike)Rosemary Leach

(Mrs. MacLaine)James Booth

(Mr MacLaine)Deborah Watling

(Sandra)
And :
Robert Lindsay
Rosalind Ayres
Brenda Bruce
Karl Howman
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