That'll Be the Day (film)

That'll Be the Day
DVD cover by Arnaldo Putzu
Directed by	Claude Whatham
Written by	Ray Connolly
Produced by	Sanford Lieberson David Puttnam
Starring	David Essex Rosemary Leach Ringo Starr James Booth Billy Fury Keith Moon
Cinematography	Peter Suschitzky
Distributed by	Anglo-EMI Film Distributors
Release dates	12 April 1973 (1973-04-12) (United Kingdom) 29 October 1973 (1973-10-29) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£288,000[1]

That'll Be the Day is a 1973 British coming of age drama film directed by Claude Whatham, written by Ray Connolly, and starring David Essex, Rosemary Leach and Ringo Starr. Set primarily in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it tells the story of Jim MacLaine (Essex), a British teenager raised by his single mother (Leach). Jim rejects society's conventions and pursues a hedonistic and sexually loose lifestyle, harming others and damaging his close relationships. The cast also featured several prominent musicians who lived through the era portrayed, including Starr, Billy Fury, Keith Moon and John Hawken. The film's success led to a sequel, Stardust, that followed the life of Jim MacLaine through the 1960s and 1970s.