"The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series

Directors:

Bob Smeaton
Geoff Wonfor

Writer:

Bob Smeaton (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.

Plot Keywords:

Song | Beatles | TV Mini-Series | Fame | Singing

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins

Cast

Paul McCartney	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
George Harrison	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
Ringo Starr	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
Neil Aspinall	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
George Martin	...	Himself (5 episodes, 1995)
Derek Taylor	...	Himself (4 episodes, 1995)

Also Known As:

The Long and Winding Road Road (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

600 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Apple Corps

Trivia:

The two new songs, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love", were originally John Lennon demos. The three surviving Beatles added instrumentation to the demos and released the songs as singles in conjunction with the release of the special.

Quotes:

George Harrison: Which album is this?
George Martin: This is... Abbey Road.
Paul McCartney: George Harrison... foremost Beatles expert!
Ringo Starr: You're George, this is Paul...

Movie Connections:

Features "Blackpool Night Out" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Happiness is a warm gun

A Long and Winding Road. . .

Having just finished watching this entire series I will keep this short as it is as close to speechless I think I will ever become:

It's been said to me countless times of films that are well over two hours long. It's always something to the effect that the time just flies by and before you know it. . .it's over. I've never known that to be quite as true as it was for The Beatles Anthology. Each episode is well over an hour long, and there are eight of them, but it never seemed like there was a wasted moment. It progressed as eloquently as the band did itself, with ever scene and interview being a logical step forward.

I am a huge Beatles fan, but really didn't expect to like this. I'm not sure why I thought I wouldn't, but something just didn't seem right about it. I'm glad I didn't go with that feeling. It is truly awesome and congers up every emotion I think I'm capable of. I know plenty of people who are not Beatles fans, but I would encourage them to still give this a chance since it really is so much more than just the story of a band.