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Backbeat (1994) Poster

(1994)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Iain Softley

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Iain Softley
Michael Thomas
Stephen Ward

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Sheryl Lee ... Astrid Kirchherr
Stephen Dorff ... Stuart Sutcliffe
Ian Hart ... John Lennon
Gary Bakewell ... Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill Chris O'Neill ... George Harrison
Scot Williams ... Pete Best
Kai Wiesinger ... Klaus Voormann
Jennifer Ehle ... Cynthia Powell
Marcelle Duprey Marcelle Duprey ... Singer
John White John White ... Sailor 1
Bernard Merrick Bernard Merrick ... Sailor 2
Nicolas Tennant Nicolas Tennant ... Sailor 3 (as Nicholas Tennant)
Finola Geraghty Finola Geraghty ... Model
Rob Spendlove Rob Spendlove ... Arthur Ballard
Charlie Caine Charlie Caine ... Lord Woodbine
Freda Kelly ... Mrs. Harrison
Paul Humpoletz Paul Humpoletz ... Bruno Koschmider
Christiana Uriarte Christiana Uriarte ... Groupie
Abigail Wrapson Abigail Wrapson ... Groupie
Galit Hershkovitz ... Groupie
Gertan Klauber ... Pimp
Stephan Grothgar Stephan Grothgar ... Barman
Lynn Lowton Lynn Lowton ... Hooker
Manuel Harlan Manuel Harlan ... Johannes
Britta Gartner Britta Gartner ... Exis
Dirk Winkler Dirk Winkler ... Exis
Wolf Kahler ... Bert Kaempfert
James Doherty ... Tony Sheridan
Paul Duckworth Paul Duckworth ... Ringo Starr
Joerg Stadler Joerg Stadler ... Policeman (as Joerg Stabler)
Alexei Jawdokimov Alexei Jawdokimov ... Napoleon
Albert Welling Albert Welling ... Doctor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Horsley Steven Horsley ... Kaiserkeller Barman (uncredited)
Zacharee Lee Zacharee Lee ... Photographic Model (uncredited)
Birgit Riedel Birgit Riedel ... Prostitute on Reeperbahn (uncredited)
Louise Samuels Louise Samuels ... Existentialist (uncredited)

Produced by 

Giles Cooper ... consulting producer (as Giles Richard Cooper)
Paul Cowan ... line producer
Sarah Curtis ... co-producer
Finola Dwyer ... producer
Rainer Grupe ... film associate producer
Hanno Huth ... executive producer
Nik Powell ... executive producer
Stephen M. Williams ... co-producer
Stephen Woolley ... producer

Music by 

Don Was

Cinematography by 

Ian Wilson

Editing by 

Martin Walsh

Casting By 

Dianne Crittenden
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by 

Joseph Bennett

Art Direction by 

Michael Carlin
Josef Plagge

Set Decoration by 

Barbara Herman-Skelding

Costume Design by 

Sheena Napier

Makeup Department 

Richard Glass ... contact lens optician
Pat Hay ... makeup artist
Stephen Rose ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Sarah Nichols ... production manager: Hamburg (as Sarah Lucraft)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Paul Gray ... third assistant director: Hamburg
Jonathan Karlsen ... crowd assistant director (as Jon Karlsen)
Cliff Lanning ... second assistant director
Josh Robertson ... third assistant director
Mary Soan ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Mark Adams ... supervising painter
David Bowes ... art department assistant
Gordon Fitzgerald ... property master
Andrew Garnett ... scenic artist
Ron Higgins ... stand-by propman
Josh Jones ... carpenter
David O'Williams ... props driver (as David Williams) / props driver
Matthew Parsons ... scenic painter (uncredited)
Bill Stallion ... storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Nainita Desai ... assistant sound editor
Peter Elliott ... adr editor
Glenn Freemantle ... supervising sound editor
Dominic Lester ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Nick Lowe ... dialogue editor
Chris Munro ... sound mixer / sound recordist
Robin O'Donoghue ... re-recording mixer
Steve Spencer ... foley artist / foley editor

Special Effects by 

Tim Baxter ... optical effects

Visual Effects by 

Ray Short ... titles and opticals
Simon Dowling ... main title designer (uncredited)
Tony Willis ... effects cameraman (uncredited)

Stunts 

Steve Griffin ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department 

Alan Almond ... camera operator: second unit
Ken Byrne ... focus puller (as Kenny Byrne)
Pete Cavaciuti ... steadicam operator
Malcolm Huse ... camera grip
Norman Smith ... gaffer
Mark Tillie ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Graham Churchyard ... assistant costume designer
Annie Crawford ... costume supervisor

Editorial Department 

David Barrett ... assistant editor
Jim Heffernan ... negative cutter
Daryl Jordan ... first assistant editor
Scott Klein ... master colorist

Location Management 

Jeff Bowen ... location manager
Ben Rimmer ... location manager
Chris Wheeldon ... supervising location manager uk

Music Department 

Terence Blanchard ... musician
David Campbell ... composer: additional music (as David Richard Campbell) / conductor: strings / orchestrator: strings
Greg Dulli ... singing voice: "John Lennon"
Don Fleming ... musician: guitar and vocals
Dave Grohl ... musician: drums
Bob Last ... music supervisor
Mike Mills ... musician: bass and vocals
Thurston Moore ... musician: guitar
David Pirner ... singing voice: "Paul McCartney"
Eric Reed ... musician

Script and Continuity Department 

Diana Dill ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Gary Birmingham ... unit driver
Dean Ward ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew 

Catherine Charlton ... dialect coach: UK and Germany
Simon Downes ... floor runner
Polly Duval ... assistant to producer
Peter D. Graves ... executive marketing consultant
Andrew Jack ... dialect coach
Peter Ogunsalu ... personal assistant: Stephen Dorff
Christopher Simon ... assistant accountant
Graham Smith ... unit publicist
Fran Triefus ... production coordinator
Will Tyler ... production accountant
Julie Adams ... dialect coach (uncredited)
Marcus Agar ... publicity team (uncredited)

Thanks 

Eddy Joseph ... special thanks
Astrid Kirchherr ... special thanks
Ulf Krüger ... special thanks
Michael Kuhn ... special thanks
Aline Perry ... special thanks
Russell Schwartz ... special thanks
Pauline Sutcliffe ... special thanks
Stewart Till ... special thanks
Klaus Voormann ... special thanks
Mark Wolfe ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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