List of the best Claude Whatham movies: That'll Be the Day(1973), Swallows and Amazons(1974), All Creatures Great and Small(1974) ... ...
Musical, Drama
UK
1973
90 Minutes
Director
David Essex Ringo Starr Rosemary Leach James Booth Billy Fury Keith Moon Rosalind Ayres Brenda Bruce Robert Lindsay Verna Harvey
young man friend rocker love interest mother emotional spirited england island fair rock 'n' roll troubled youth friendship aspirations growing up discovery underdog 1950s
Abandoned by his father at an early age, Jim MacLaine (David Essex) seems to have inherited the old man's restlessness. Despite his apparent intelligence, Jim decides not to take the exams ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
1974
92 Minutes
Director
Virginia McKenna Ronald Fraser Simon West Suzanna Hamilton Sophie Neville Stephen Grendon Kit Seymour Lesley Bennett Brenda Bruce Mike Pratt
On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise... See full summary »
Drama
1974
92 Minutes
Director
Simon Ward Anthony Hopkins Lisa Harrow Freddie Jones T.P. McKenna Brenda Bruce John Collin Daphne Oxenford Christine Buckley Jane Collins Brian Stirner
veterinarian assistant farmer daughter love interest brother positive uplifting amusing heartwarming yorkshire, england veterinarian's office farm small town yorkshire veterinarians small-town life mentorship romance friendship
An eccentric veterinarian's (Anthony Hopkins) apprentice (Simon Ward) cares for animals and courts a farmer's daughter in 1930s England.