The Buddy Holly Story
1978 film by Steve Rash / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Buddy Holly album, see The Buddy Holly Story (album). For the musical about Holly, see Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story.
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.
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Directed by | Steve Rash |
Screenplay by | Robert Gittler |
Story by | Alan Swyer |
Based on | Buddy Holly: His Life and Music by John Goldrosen |
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Cinematography | Stevan Larner |
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Music by | Joe Renzetti |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.2 million[1] or $2 million[2] |
Box office | $14.3 million[3] |
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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.