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Release Date:
20 May 1970 (UK) more
Tagline:
an intimate bioscopic experience with THE BEATLES
Plot:
The filmed account of the Beatles's attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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User Comments:
This one's a tearjerker more

Cast

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John Lennon ... Himself (The Beatles)

Paul McCartney ... Himself (The Beatles)

George Harrison ... Himself (The Beatles)

Ringo Starr ... Himself (The Beatles)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mal Evans ... Himself
Michael Lindsay-Hogg ... Himself
George Martin ... Himself
Heather McCartney ... Herself
Yoko Ono ... Herself
Billy Preston ... Himself
Derek Taylor ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beatles at Work (UK) (working title)
Get Back (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G
Company:
Apple Corps more

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Trivia:
The decision to release "Let It Be" was largely a financial one; Apple's accountants assured the band that, with so much money spent on the project, they couldn't afford to simply bury the results, much as the Beatles wanted to. A movie release would recoup the expenses more effectively than the planned television special... so it was turned into a movie. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: At one point rehearsing "I've Got A Feeling", John is heard singing (and bantering) with Paul, but his mouth isn't moving on camera. more
Quotes:
George Harrison: [to Paul] Yeah, okay, well, I don't mind. I'll play, you know, whatever you want me to play. Or I won't play at all if you don't want me to play, you know. Whatever it is that'll please you, I'll do it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Across the Universe (2007) more
Soundtrack:
I've Got a Feeling more

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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
This one's a tearjerker, 1 November 1998
Author: Steven J. Ellerhoff from USA

I watch Let It Be every Halloween because for me, a hardcore Beatle scruff, it's one of the scarriest (and saddest) films ever made. The most frightening thing perhaps is Paul McCartney's beard, which makes one reconsider his title as the Cute Beatle. What we see is our beloved Beatles shot in documentary style as they are breaking apart. Albeit most of the music is in the works through the first part of the film, and the Beatles get into arguments but the music they're making sounds awful. They're all burned out and it's obvious that the presence of the film cameras didn't help any. It all ends with a concert on top of the Abbey Road Studios (yes, on top as in on the roof) which turns out to be the shining moment of the film. That impromptu concert turns out to be the last one the Beatles gave together. This is a very depressing film, folks, and it's hard for me to recommend it even to the hugest of Beatle fans, because it's so sad.

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