John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

Nov 24, 2018

1h 30m

★ 7.1

Overview

Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Film Productions

Channel 4 Television

John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self

Yoko Ono

Self

Julian Lennon

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self

Klaus Voormann

Self

John Dunbar

Self

Tariq Ali

Self

Elliot Mintz

Self

David Bailey

Self

Eddie Veale

Self (archive footage)

Phil Spector

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