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Birth of the Beatles (1979)

104 min  -  Biography | Drama | Music  -   23 November 1979 (USA)
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British director Richard Marquand graduated from BBC documentaries to dramatized features with 1979's Birth of the Beatles... See full synopsis »

Director:

Richard Marquand

Writers:

John Kurland (teleplay), Jacob Eskendar (teleplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson and John Altman
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen MacKenna Stephen MacKenna ...
Rod Culbertson Rod Culbertson ...
John Altman John Altman ...
Ray Ashcroft Ray Ashcroft ...
Ryan Michael Ryan Michael ...
David Wilkinson ...
Brian Jameson Brian Jameson ...
Wendy Morgan Wendy Morgan ...
Gary Olsen Gary Olsen ...
Linal Haft Linal Haft ...
Agent
Eileen Kennally Eileen Kennally ...
Richard Marner Richard Marner ...
Club Boss
Alyson Spiro Alyson Spiro ...
Nigel Havers ...
Jackie Fishel Jackie Fishel ...
Street Girl
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Storyline

British director Richard Marquand graduated from BBC documentaries to dramatized features with 1979's Birth of the Beatles...  See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

Drummer | Liverpool | Singing | Art Class | Death  | See more »

Taglines:

The excitement of being there when it first happened!

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El nacimiento de los Beatles See more »

Filming Locations:

Chelsea, London, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dick Clark Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (including commercials)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison actually wanted this movie to be stopped and never be released. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the beginning of the movie when the Beatles audition for a club, John Lennon says they'll be playing Dizzy Miss Lizzy in the key of E, but when they play, its in the key of B flat. See more »

Connections

Version of Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Twist and Shout"
Written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell
Performed by Rain (Eddie Lineberry, Chuck Coffey, Bill Connearney, and Steve Wight) See more »