Wonderful Life 1964
Wonderful Life
Film - 1964
British musical film featuring Cliff Richard and The Shadows who get fired from a cruise ship and end up in the Canary Islands where they are hired to star in a movie while secretly making their own version of the film after hours.
Gillian with Cliff Richard on set
A sunny seaside spectacular, filled with romance, excitement and high spirits - not to mention a dozen musical numbers.
An original budget of £350,000 grew to £750,00 and inclement weather almost forced shooting in Gran Canaria in January of 1964 to re-locate to Puerto Rico, but the film still went on become to the fifth highest grossing British film of 1964.
The film was released in the USA as ‘Swingers Paradise’.
Cast included: Cliff Richard, Susan Hampshire, Walter Slezak, Melvyn Hayes, Una Stubbs, Richard O’Sullivan, Gerald Harper, The Shadows - Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett and Bruce Welch
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Choreographer: Gillian Lynne
