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Backbeat (1994)
6.5
A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of the Beatles' early history. Director:Iain Softley |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Gary Bakewell | ... | |
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Kai Wiesinger | ... | |
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Marcelle Duprey | ... |
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John White | ... |
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Bernard Merrick | ... |
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Nicholas Tennant | ... |
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Finola Geraghty | ... |
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Rob Spendlove | ... |
Arthur Ballard
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Charlie Caine | ... |
Lord Woodbine
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Storyline
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... Written by Douglas Baptie
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He Had To Choose Between His Best Friend... The Woman He Loved... And The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band In the World. See more »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
BackBeat - Die Wahrheit über die Beatles See more »Box Office
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$2,392,599 (USA)Company Credits
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John Lennon: You alright, Stu?
Stuart Sutcliffe: How do I look?
John Lennon: Put it this way - you'll get better. I'll always be ugly.
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have run, one last music credit appears on the otherwise blank screen:
"TIME TO GO HOME, Written by Maria Bird, Published by Minder Music." See more »
Written & Composed by Bert Russell and Phil Medley © 1960
By kind permission of EMI Music Publishing Ltd See more »
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According to director Iain Softley, he knew that Stephen Dorff and Sheryl Lee would be perfect for their roles as soon as he met them. See more »Goofs
Miscellaneous: At the end of the film, text describing subsequent events is superimposed over shots of a beach. One paragraph notes that Klaus Voormann played bass on John Lennon's album "Imagine" and designed the Beatles' "Revolver" album cover, but although the former title is placed in quotation marks, the latter is not. See more »Quotes
[Stu has just been badly beaten]John Lennon: You alright, Stu?
Stuart Sutcliffe: How do I look?
John Lennon: Put it this way - you'll get better. I'll always be ugly.
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Crazy Credits
At the very end of the end titles, long after all the other music creditshave run, one last music credit appears on the otherwise blank screen:
"TIME TO GO HOME, Written by Maria Bird, Published by Minder Music." See more »
Soundtracks
"Twist and Shout"Written & Composed by Bert Russell and Phil Medley © 1960
By kind permission of EMI Music Publishing Ltd See more »
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