The Buddy Holly Story

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

May 18th, 19781h 54min

Drama, Music
72%

Overview

A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis


Released on: 1957-04-01
Adventure, Drama, History

Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Pa...

A Private War

A Private War


Released on: 2018-11-16
Drama, War

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and r...

Phantom Punch

Phantom Punch


Released on: 2008-09-01
Drama

From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous...

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus


Released on: 2006-08-30
Drama, History

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a p...

King Creole

King Creole


Released on: 1958-07-02
Drama, Music, Crime

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightcl...

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle


Released on: 1939-03-29
Music, Romance

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures la...

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By


Released on: 1946-12-05
Music

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs fro...

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus


Released on: 1996-10-12
Music

A 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The film is comprised of two concerts on a circus s...

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked


Released on: 2009-04-01
Drama, Comedy

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take t...

Pearl Jam: Immagine in Cornice

Pearl Jam: Immagine in Cornice


Released on: 2007-09-25
Music

Concert Film Chronicling Five Dynamic Pearl Jam Shows in Italy From September 2006. Shot In Hi-Def B...

Soldier Monika

Soldier Monika


Released on: 2024-04-01
Drama

Monika Donner is a transsexual elite soldier, a front figure for gender rights and an author celebra...

Set Fire to the Stars

Set Fire to the Stars


Released on: 2014-11-07
Drama, History

An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retre...

Love You More

Love You More


Released on: 2008-02-05
Drama

Two teenagers are drawn together by the Buzzcocks' single 'Love You More' during the summer of 1978.

The Doors

The Doors


Released on: 1991-03-01
Music, Drama, History

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morris...

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large


Released on: 2000-04-20
Music, Comedy

When stubborn, spotty Kevin and his equally hopeless best friend Perry go on holiday to the party is...

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers


Released on: 2004-10-01
Drama, Comedy, Romance

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings...

Housle a sen

Housle a sen


Released on: 1947-01-31
Drama

The biographical film about the prematurely deceased violin virtuoso Josef Slavík takes place entire...

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry


Released on: 2021-02-26
Documentary, Music

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winnin...

Factory Girl

Factory Girl


Released on: 2006-12-29
Drama, History

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous...

It's All Gone Pete Tong

It's All Gone Pete Tong


Released on: 2004-09-12
Drama, Comedy, Music

A comedy following the tragic life of the legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Franki...