Summer Holiday (1963)

Directed by

Peter Yates

Genre

musical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

U

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young mechanics and a busload of female athletes go on a European road trip. Along the way they sing, dance, and deal with a runaway American singer.

upbeatlightheartedenergeticwhimsicalcolorfulnostalgicplayfulbreezy

What happens

Summer Holiday is a 1963 British CinemaScope and Technicolor musical film starring singer Cliff Richard. The film was directed by Peter Yates (his directorial debut), produced by Kenneth Harper. The original screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass (who also wrote most of the song numbers and lyrics). The title sequence and first three minutes are in black and white before jumping to colour. The supporting cast includes Lauri Peters, David Kossoff, Ron Moody, and the Shadows, and features Melvyn Hayes, Teddy Green, Jeremy Bulloch, Una Stubbs, Pamela Hart, Jacqueline Daryl, Madge Ryan, Lionel Murton, Christine Lawson, Wendy Barry, and Nicholas Phipps. Herbert Ross choreographed the musical numbers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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