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Summer Holiday (1963)

APPROVED 107 min  -  Music | Romance  -   18 February 1963 (UK)
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A fabulous 60s Musical - 4 London Bus mechanics strike up a deal with London Transport. They do up a double decker London Bus... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Yates

Writers:

Peter Myers (original story and screenplay), Ronald Cass (original story and screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cliff Richard ...
Don
Lauri Peters ...
Barbara Winters
Melvyn Hayes Melvyn Hayes ...
Cyril
Una Stubbs Una Stubbs ...
Sandy
Teddy Green Teddy Green ...
Steve
Pamela Hart Pamela Hart ...
Angie
Jeremy Bulloch Jeremy Bulloch ...
Edwin
Jacqueline Daryl Jacqueline Daryl ...
Mimsie
Madge Ryan Madge Ryan ...
Stella Winters
Lionel Murton Lionel Murton ...
Jerry
Christine Lawson Christine Lawson ...
Annie the Maid
Ron Moody ...
Orlando
David Kossoff David Kossoff ...
French Magistrate
Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie ...
Shepherdess / Dancer (as Wendy Barry)
Nicholas Phipps Nicholas Phipps ...
Wrightmore
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Storyline

A fabulous 60s Musical - 4 London Bus mechanics strike up a deal with London Transport. They do up a double decker London Bus, drive it around Europe as a hotel and if they make it they will own and be in charge of a whole fleet. While on the road in France they pick up 3 ladies whose car breaks down and offer to take them to their next singing job in Athens. They also pick up a stowaway. A young, American boy. Meanwhile, a young American female singer has gone missing. Her mother (who is a VERY ambitious woman) and her aid take the story to the press and it makes the front page. They do all they can to make the story run for as long as possible, including misdirecting the bus up an extremely steep Yugoslavian hill. We find out the young American boy is actually the young American girl who is missing. Mayhem ensues as the lead character, Don (Cliff Richard) falls for Barbara. Eventually... Written by Joliet and Flavia17  

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Plot Keywords:

American | Bus | Singer | Holiday | France  | See more »

Taglines:

From the First Kiss to the Last Blush It's the Craziest Riot On Wheels! See more »

Genres:

Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Diakopes stin Ellada See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ivy Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White (opening sequence) | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Cliff Richard, Melvyn Hayes and 'The Shadows' were recalled to record the song "Bachelor Boy" as it was felt that the film was too short. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Bobby/Barbara settles down into the sleeping bag she/he still has his/her woman's shoes on. See more »

Quotes

Don: [very fast] You know I wouldn't be surprised / That gasket hood looks pulverized / The shock recoil is now reversed / At first you'd boil and then you'd burst / Compression seep will soon distend / The leak that leaks in your big end / The lousy coke has got a hitch around the choke adjustment switch / Your piston spout is dynamite / In cutting out the parking light / And, from its shake, your outside brake is needing a new drum!
Don/ Cyril/ Steve/ Edwin: [slower] In fact make no mistake, you've really had it chum!
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Crazy Credits

"The Shadows and their guitars" are credited in the opening credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Yugoslavian Wedding"
By Peter Myers Ronald Cass See more »