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Cliff Richard, Lauri Peters, Melvyn Hayes, Una Stubbs, The Shadows ... see more see more... , Teddy Green , Pamela Hart , Jeremy Bulloch , Madge Ryan , Lionel Murton , Christine Lawson , Ron Moody , David Kossoff , Wendy Barry , Nicholas Phipps

British filmmaker Peter Yates directs singer Cliff Richard in the starring role in this early 1960s pop music romp. Richard plays Don, a mechanic who, with three friends, is preparing to launch an off... read more read more...beat European continental travel service using an old London double-decker bus. On a test run, they collide with a car occupied by a group of female rock musicians, demolishing it -- so they offer to give the girls a ride to Athens. They also pick up an American pop singer, Barbara (Lauri Peters), who is posing as a boy to hide from her press agent and mother, who refuse to allow her a vacation from a demanding tour schedule. Don and Barbara fall in love, but Barbara's mother accuses him of abducting her, and the bus and the music roll on to Greece after a series of comic misadventures. The cast includes the real rock group The Shadows. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Peter Yates

Release Date: January 11, 1963

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DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002

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  • thmtsang
    January 31, 2009
    thmtsang
    Brilliant musical. Four guys tour around Europe on a London double decker bus. They pick up three girls when their car breaks down and there is one stowaway. Great music and dancing. A lot of fun.

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
May 9, 2005
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 22, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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August 16, 2004
Oloruntoba John Olubunmi, Senses of Cinema

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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