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The Buddy Holly Story

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Gary Busey stars in the film biography of the legendary 1950s singer, whose brief life ended in a tragic plane crash. At a Texas roller rink Buddy Holly enthrals teenagers but antagonises the local press when he spontaneously plays one of his own songs, That'll Be the Day.
Review page 49
(1978, PG) (AD)

Contributors

Director:
Steve Rash
Buddy Holly:
Gary Busey
Jesse Clarence:
Don Stroud
Ray Bob Simmons:
Charles Martin Smith
Riley Randolph:
William Jordan
Maria Elena Santiago:
Maria Richwine
Ross Turner:
Conrad Janis
Eddie Foster:
Albert Popwell
Source: Radio Times

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