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The Buddy Holly Story(Movie, 1978)

1h 53min | Genres: Drama, Music
The Buddy Holly StoryRating: 3.6/5 (with 4545 votes)
The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 American biographical musical drama film directed by Steve Rash which tells the life and career of rock and roll musician Buddy Holly. It features an Academy Award-winning musical score, adapted by Joe Renzetti and Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey. The film also stars Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan, and Maria Richwine, who plays María Elena Holly. It was adapted by Robert Gittler from Buddy Holly: His Life and Music, the 1975 biography of Holly by John Goldrosen, and was directed by Steve Rash. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Buddy Holly Story

Academy Award for Best Original Song Score Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Original Song Score Academy Award for Best Sound

About The Buddy Holly Story

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.

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The Buddy Holly Story (1978) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:38)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: New York, Texas
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 05/18/1978
Director: Steve Rash
Producer: Fred Bauer
Film Editor: David Blewitt
Director of Photography: Stevan Larner
Composer: Joe Renzetti
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Buddy Holly - en rocklegend"
Budget: 1,200,000 USD
Revenue: 14,363,400 USD (= 1,197%)

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