Birth of the Beatles

Nov 23, 1979

1h 44m

★ 6.5

The excitement of being there when it first happened!

Overview

The early days of the Fab Four are traced from their bleakest hours as unknowns on Penny Lane in Liverpool to their triumph on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Dick Clark Productions

Birth of the Beatles Trailers

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Cast

John Lennon

Stephen MacKenna

Paul McCartney

Rod Culbertson

Ringo Starr

Ray Ashcroft

George Harrison

John Altman

Pete Best

Michael Ryan

Stu Sutcliffe

David Wilkinson

Brian Epstein

Brian Jameson

Cynthia Lennon

Wendy Morgan

Rory Storm

Gary Olsen

Agent

Linal Haft

Aunt Mimi

Eileen Kennally

Club Boss

Richard Marner

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6.9

The Wanderers

Jul 13, 1979

The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’

7.4

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

May 17, 1967

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7.5

Elvis

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7.1

High Fidelity

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6.7

About a Boy

Apr 26, 2002

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0.0

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

Jul 17, 2012

The greatest untold story in Rock and Roll history as revealed by the musicians,artists and people that lived it

6.7

Short Sharp Shock

Oct 15, 1998

Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.

6.3

Popular Music

Oct 1, 2004

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

7.5

Head-On

Mar 11, 2004

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5.6

The Road to Wellville

Oct 28, 1994

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7.1

The Doors

Mar 1, 1991

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

6.0

A Place of One's Own

Oct 9, 2009

Moody, atmospheric ghost story starring Mason as a retired tradesman who purchases an old mansion that has been vacant for 40 years because it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had died there. Unaware of the mansion's reputation, Mason and his wife Mullen move in and hire a young woman, Lockwood, to keep house. Soon after Lockwood's arrival, strange things begin to happen in the household, and it becomes apparent that she is possessed by the spirit of the dead girl, though Mason scoffs at the idea. On death's door and bedridden, Lockwood asks for the same doctor who treated the woman who died 40 years ago. He arrives and treats her. The next morning Lockwood is cured, and it is revealed by the police that the doctor's dead body was found in his carriage hours before the time Mason claims he arrived to see Lockwood. Convinced that not only the ghost of the girl but that of the doctor as well entered his home, Mason finally believes in the supernatural.

9.0

Renaissance Live BBC Sight And Sound

Jan 8, 1977

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10.0

Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool

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0.0

Swagger of Thieves

May 17, 2018

Over a decade in the making, Swagger of Thieves follows rock band Head Like a Hole from the top of the charts to the bottom of a needle. Staring down their age, two pals and the main guts of HLAH, frontman Nigel Booga Beazley and 'co- conspirator' Nigel Regan strut the hard road out of hell, fighting to reconnect and return their band to past glory, amidst disgruntled band mates, a changed music industry, and disappointed wives. Struggling to place past addictions and sabotaged dreams behind them in their continuing quest for rock music relevance, the ever-collapsing binary stars of any Head Like a Hole lineup, are certain (not) to polish their legacy here. Swagger of Thieves captures what it means to be in a band with a reputation. Unrelentingly raw, wild and honest, to the point of being one of the most insightful music documentaries ever made. Essential viewing. New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF), Melbourne International Documentary Film Festival (MIDFF)

7.4

Hype!

Nov 8, 1996

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8.3

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Jan 1, 2009

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9.0

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6.9

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