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That'll Be The Day / Stardust [1973]

Starring: David Essex, Dave Edmunds, Karl Howman, Rosemary Leach, Ringo Starr
Director: Claude Whatham Michael Apted
Format: HiFi Sound PAL
Released: 11 Jun 1996
RRP: £9.99
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One of the best British films of the 1970's - By: , 14 Sep 2002
Set in post austerity Britain of the 1950's,this film brings alive the feeling & the vibe of that time vividly to to the screen.David Essex plays( or underplays )the laconic hero Jim Mclaine.Jim's a bright boy but stepping on to the career ladder holds no interest for him.Rock'n'roll has broken through & for Jim there's only one vocation in life.To rock'n'roll.

The film perfectly captures the staid,constraint & carefree days of Britain in the 1950's.Along with a great soundtrack Jim makes the break from home & sets out to find his dream.

He finds it a tough world out there but eventuallly finds work in a holiday camp.Here he meets Mike (brilliantly played by Ringo Starr) who's been there, seen it,done it or so he claims.Mike introduces Jim to the ways of the adult world,so therefore throwing of the constrictions of the social strait-jacket that was '50's Britain.

The strong point of the film is it's realism.Why have I never heard of it's directors' other work? One of the best British films of the 1970's;this is a must see for film fans & rock'n'roll fans alike.It's sequel 'Stardust' which charts Jims rise to fame should not be mentioned in the same breath.