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That'll Be The Day
1973Age guide: 15+
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See it on the shelfBritain, 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.…
★ 6.5/10 · 22 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
David EssexJim MacLaine
Ringo StarrMike
James BoothMr MacLaine
Rosemary LeachMrs. MacLaine
Billy FuryStormy Tempest
Rosalind AyresJeanette Sutcliffe
Robert LindsayTerry Sutcliffe
Keith MoonJ.D. Glover
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
John Chard: The road to stardom(dust) begins here. That'll Be the Day is directed by Claude Whatham and written by Ray Connolly. It stars David… Read full review
CinemaSerf: 'Jim MacLaine" (David Essex) is a restless teenager in 1950s Britain. He leaves home and best friend "Terry" (Robert Lindsay) and gets a… Read full review