Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he discovers a world of cheap sex and petty crime. But when that world comes to a shockingly brutal end, Jim returns home. As the local music scene explodes, Jim must decide between a life of adult responsibility or a new phenomenon called rock & roll.
Directed by Claude Whatham
rock 'n' roll
1950s
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
David Essex
Jim MacLaine
Ringo Starr
Mike
James Booth
Mr MacLaine
Rosemary Leach
Mrs. MacLaine
Billy Fury
Stormy Tempest
Rosalind Ayres
Jeanette Sutcliffe
Robert Lindsay
Terry Sutcliffe
Keith Moon
J.D. Glover
Deborah Watling
Sandra
Brenda Bruce
Doreen
Daphne Oxenford
Mrs Sutcliffe
Kim Braden
Charlotte
Crew
Claude Whatham
Director
Ray Connolly
Writer
Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography
David Puttnam
Producer
Stuart Baird
Assistant Editor
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
elize
6.0★ · 12/07/25
i saw ringo starr on the cover and had to watch it immediately
i saw ringo starr on the cover and had to watch it immediately
Hannah
7.8★ · 07/17/24
Jim is an incredibly unlikeable and pretty irredeemable main character but this is still surprisingly enjoyable. there’s also a shot of Ringo Starr's bare ass so that’s something
Jim is an incredibly unlikeable and pretty irredeemable main character but this is still surprisingly enjoyable. there’s also a shot of Ringo Starr's bare ass so that’s something
Hhh
7.0★ · 07/17/24
Jim is an incredibly unlikeable and pretty irredeemable main character but this is still surprisingly enjoyable. there’s also a shot of Ringo Starr's bare ass so that’s something
Jim is an incredibly unlikeable and pretty irredeemable main character but this is still surprisingly enjoyable. there’s also a shot of Ringo Starr's bare ass so that’s something
