| That'll Be the Day | |
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| 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 |
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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.
- ^ Alexander Walker, National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap, 1985 p 79