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Backbeat
General Details
Director:
Iain Softley
Writer:
Iain Softley, Michael Thomas
Producer:
Hanno Huth
Theatrical:
1994
Rated:
R
Studio:
Channel Four Films
Genre:
Biography
Duration:
100
IMDb:
0106339
DVD Details
Languages:
English, Dolby Digital 5.1
Sound:
Dolby Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Picture Format:
Anamorphic Widescreen
UPC:
025192543920
Discs:
1
Region:
1
Release:
Jan 2005
Price:
$19.98
Credits
Singer
Marcelle Duprey
Stuart Sutcliffe
Stephen Dorff
John Lennon
Ian Hart
Sailor 1
John White
Sailor 2
Bernard Merrick
Sailor 3
Nicholas Tennant
Model
Finola Geraghty
Arthur Ballard
Rob Spendlove
Lord Woodbine
Charlie Caine
Cynthia Powell
Jennifer Ehle
Paul McCartney
Gary Bakewell
George Harrison
Chris O'Neill
Mrs. Harrison
Frieda Kelly
Pete Best
Scot Williams
Bruno
Paul Humpoletz
Astrid Kirchherr
Sheryl Lee
Klaus Voormann
Kai Wiesinger
Cinematographer
Ian Wilson
Editor
Martin Walsh
Summary
A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany...
