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That'll Be the Day (Original title)
Dates: 1973 (Copyright), 13 May 1973 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Claude Whatham

Synopsis: Period drama set in 1958, it tells the story of a young drifter, who leaves home to do various itinerant jobs, returns home to marry and have a son, and finally bored with his new life returns to the road to try a career in rock-and-roll music.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Pop music (the charts), Rock and Roll (music)
Releases
Date: 1973Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8192 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-591285
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376741
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape



Film materials(4)
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-168606
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8170 FeetBFI identifier: C-168600
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7912 FeetBFI identifier: C-168601
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status (servicing required)


Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-168604
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status