Wonderful Life (1964)
Cliff's back! - He's swingin' singin' livin' and dancin' to a dozen it tunes!
Cliff Richard and The Shadows are hired to star in a movie shot amid the lush tropical scenery of the Canary Islands. A sunny seaside spectacular, filled with romance, excitement and high spirits - not to mention a dozen musical numbers.
- Date of release
- 1964-06-03
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Music, Romance, Comedy
- Director
- Sidney J. Furie
Casting
- Cliff Richard — Johnnie
- Walter Slezak — Lloyd Davis
- Susan Hampshire — Jenny Taylor
- Hank Marvin — Hank - The Shadows
- Bruce Welch — Bruce - The Shadows
- Brian Bennett — Brian - The Shadows
- John Rostill — John - The Shadows
- Melvyn Hayes — Jerry
- Richard O'Sullivan — Edward
- Una Stubbs — Barbara Tate
- Derek Bond — Douglas Leslie
- Gerald Harper — Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Canary Islands
Wonderful Life is a 1964 British film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Cliff Richard, Walter Slezak, Susan Hampshire and the Shadows. It is the third in a series of film musicals starring Richard following The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963). It was written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass, and choreographed by Gillian Lynne.
Production
The film was made in Techniscope. Locations scenes were shot on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. These included the port and town of Las Palmas. The "desert" scenes were done at the Maspalomas Dunes.
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