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Birth of the Beatles (1979)British director Richard Marquand graduated from BBC documentaries to dramatized features with 1979's Birth of the Beatles... See full synopsis » Director:Richard Marquand |
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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 »
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The excitement of being there when it first happened!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 November 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El nacimiento de los Beatles See more »Company Credits
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Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Performed by Rain (Eddie Lineberry, Chuck Coffey, Bill Connearney, and Steve Wight)
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John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison actually wanted this movie to be stopped and never be released. See more »Goofs
When the Beatles are in Hamburg in 1961, George Harrison sings "Don't Bother Me" on stage, the first song he wrote for the group but in actuality Harrison didn't write the song until 1963, and it was included on the Beatles' second album. See more »Soundtracks
"Please Please Me"Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Performed by Rain (Eddie Lineberry, Chuck Coffey, Bill Connearney, and Steve Wight)
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For the knowledgeable Beatles fan, the main value in this movie is to just sit back and pick out the flaws, inaccuracies, combined events, omitted events, wildly exaggerated events, omitted people, timeline errors, mis-attribute quotes, incorrect clothing, out of place songs, and (shame shame) incorrect instruments and other boners I just cant think of right now. The flaws come fast and furious so you'll have to be on your toes.
I didn't give this a "1" primarily due the fact that it is filmed in Liverpool and the actors (the band Rain) give it their all (the Lennon character is credible and does a good job). Also, the song "Cry for a Shadow" is heard at one point and THAT counts for SOMETHING.
So,,, watch it for fun, but please don't take it as historically accurate.