Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)

Ferry Cross the Mersey
Directed byJeremy Summers
Written byDavid Franden, Tony Warren (story)
Produced byBrian Epstein, Michael Holden
StarringGerry and the Pacemakers
Cilla Black
Julie Samuel
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byJohn Victor-Smith
Music byGerry Marsden, George Martin
Production
company
Subafilms
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • December 1964 (1964-12) (London)
  • 13 December 1964 (1964-12-13) (UK)
  • February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19) (NYC)
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Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Ferry Cross the Mersey is a 1964 British musical film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Gerry and the Pacemakers.[2] It was written by David Franden from a story by Tony Warren.

The film tells the story of a group of art students as they humorously try to navigate the Liverpool beat scene. After the group enters a music competition, their instruments are misplaced but are ultimately found in time for them to take the stage and win the contest.

It is frequently considered to be Gerry and the Pacemakers' version of the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Gerry and the Pacemakers diary". Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Ferry Cross the Mersey". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ Farber, Jim (4 January 2021). "Gerry Marsden, a Hitmaker With the Pacemakers, Dies at 78". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "Singing Pictures: Ferry Cross The Mersey is NOT a film by The Beatles". Loud And Quiet.