"Arena" Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow, The: Part 1 (1998)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Anthony Wall

Writer:

Jon Savage (writer)

TV Series:

"Arena" (1975)

Original Air Date:

25 December 1998

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Gay Interest | Accidental Death | 1960s | Beatles | Jewish

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Bryan Barrett	...	Himself
Lionel Bart	...	Himself
Peter H. Brown	...	Himself (as Peter Brown)
Brian Epstein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stella Epstein	...	Herself
Marianne Faithfull	...	Herself
Johnny Gustafson	...	Himself
Billy J. Kramer	...	Himself
Jude Law	...	Himself
Gerry Marsden	...	Himself
George Martin	...	Himself
Paul McCartney	...	Himself
Simon Napier-Bell	...	Himself
Joanne Petersen	...	Herself
Robert Stigwood	...	Himself
Alistair Taylor	...	Himself
Lonnie Trimble	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:140 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Company:

A&E Television Networks

This documentary tells the story of Brian Epstein in tremendous depth and with compassion.

I was fascinated by this excellent documentary on Brian Epstein and his relationship to both the early Liverpool music scene and the Beatles. He was an elegant, flamboyant background figure who was more interesting than some of the rockers who eclipsed him.The producers did an amazing job of researching and shooting location footage, and obtaining interviews with people who were there in the beginning.There is rare, archival footage here that would be impossible to see anywhere else. I rate it a 10 out of 10.