That'll Be the Day

Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years. A gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.

That'll Be the Day is a 1973 drama music movie directed by Claude Whatham, starring James Booth, David Essex, Rosemary Leach. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 1,521 votes and runs 1h 31m.