Review of Wonderful to Be Young! (1961) by Richard Y — 18 Sep 2007

Maybe I was a bit too young when I saw this, a few good tunes only.

This review of Wonderful to Be Young! (1961) was written by Richard Y on 18 Sep 2007.

Wonderful to Be Young! has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Frank B (173) on 09 Nov 2007

Cliff is adorable in this! I love his performance of Nothing's Impossible. Haha and the fight scene near the end is a classic…

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By Private U (13,627) on 07 Jan 2008

Terrible. His acting is something to be desired especially some of the dance moves. I went to bed half way through…

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By Iona C (6) on 17 Oct 2007

Ah, love it! A classic British musical. Cliff Richard was Britain's Elvis, famous before Elvis hit the scene…

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Back in the days when Cliff was a fun act with catchy tunes he starred in this colourful musical which may be contrived and squeaky clean but…

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By Clarissa T (2) on 07 Nov 2007

I love e song...but I think e female lead a little nt pretty…

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By Nathan S (826) on 18 Aug 2008

I love the song The Young Ones and the sentimental nostalgia of times past.A bit weak on the story line,but hey we are talking about innocence…

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By Bruno V (991) on 02 Apr 2016

This Cliff-movie from '61-'62 I think you can compare it with Footloos from the 80's ...Easy story with some great songs from 55 years ago ! SOMDVD…

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