Good Ol' Freda

Sep 6, 2013

1h 26m

★ 7.1

The first independent film to have successfully licensed original Beatles recordings.

Overview

The story of Freda Kelly, a shy Liverpudlian teenager asked to work for a young local band hoping to make it big: The Beatles. Their loyal secretary from beginning to end, Freda tells her tales for the first time in 50 years.

Genres

Music

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Tripod Media

Good Ol' Freda Trailers

Cast

Self

Freda Kelly

Self

Tony Barrow

Self

Billy Hatton

Self

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

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5.5

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8.2

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An aspiring actress from Kansas comes to New York and meets a host of zany characters.

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0.0

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A colour anamorphic musical look at London's Heathrow airport over 24-hours in November 1971. The subject was shot entirely at Heathrow airport without recording any direct sound. LHR's many layered tracks were all compiled, recorded and laid in post-production.

5.8

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4.7

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7.5

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0.0

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8.1

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6.3

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8.0

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5.5

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0.0

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7.4

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0.0

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6.8

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6.5

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