The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
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- 1h 46min
- Documentary, History
- 15 Sep 2016 (USA)
- Movie
A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| The Beatles | ... |
Themselves (archiveFootage)
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| John Lennon | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| George Harrison | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Paul McCartney | ... |
Self
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| Ringo Starr | ... |
Self
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| Richard Curtis | ... |
Self - Writer, Director
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Frank Phillips | ... |
Self - BBC Radio Newsreader (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Leonard Parkin | ... |
Self - BBC Radio Newsreader (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Carroll James | ... |
Self - WWDC Disc Jockey (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Marsha Albert | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| Eddie Izzard | ... |
Self
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| Ed Sullivan | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... |
Self
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| Neil Aspinall | ... |
Self - Beatles touring manager 1962-1970 (archiveFootage)
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| Brian Epstein | ... |
Self - Beatles Manager (archiveFootage)
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| Elvis Costello | ... |
Self
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| Richard Lester | ... |
Self - Director 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!'
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| Malcolm Gladwell | ... |
Self - Author
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Debbie Gendler | ... |
Self
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Larry Kane | ... |
Self - News Director WFUN Miami
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| Muhammad Ali | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Derek Taylor | ... |
Self - The Beatles' Press Agent 1963-1964 (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| Sigourney Weaver | ... |
Self
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Kitty Oliver | ... |
Self - Historian
(as Dr. Kitty Oliver)
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| Howard Goodall | ... |
Self - Composer
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Harold James | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| George Martin | ... |
Self - Producer (archiveFootage)
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| Jon Savage | ... |
Self - Author
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Doug Layton | ... |
Self - WAQY Radio Host (archiveFootage)
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Tommy Charles | ... |
Self - WAQY Radio Host (archiveFootage)
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Ed Freeman | ... |
Self - The Beatles' U.S. Tour Roadie 1966
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wilfrid Brambell | ... |
Grandfather in A Hard Day's Night (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Morag Hood | ... |
Self - Host of Round-Up (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Richard Vernon | ... |
Man on Train in A Hard Day's Night (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Ron Howard | ||
Written by
| Mark Monroe | ... | (written by) |
| P.G. Morgan | ... | (story consultant) |
Produced by
| Marc Ambrose | ... | supervising producer |
| Jonathan Clyde | ... | executive producer |
| Guy East | ... | executive producer |
| Nicholas Ferrall | ... | executive producer |
| Jeanne Elfant Festa | ... | co-executive producer |
| Brian Grazer | ... | producer |
| Ron Halpern | ... | executive producer: Studiocanal |
| Cassidy Hartmann | ... | co-executive producer |
| Bruce Higham | ... | co-producer |
| Ron Howard | ... | producer |
| Jeff Jones | ... | executive producer |
| Scott Pascucci | ... | producer |
| John Rita | ... | associate producer |
| Michael Rosenberg | ... | executive producer |
| Stuart Samuels | ... | co-producer |
| Nigel Sinclair | ... | producer |
| Matthew White | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Ric Markmann | ... | (original music by) |
| Dan Pinnella | ... | (original music by) |
| Chris Wagner | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Caleb Deschanel | ||
| Paul Lang | ||
| Tim Suhrstedt | ||
| Michael Wood | ||
| Jessica Young | ||
Editing by
| Paul Crowder | ||
Editorial Department
| Jamie Boulton | ... | additional editor / first assistant editor / post-production supervisor |
| Juan Ignacio Cabrera | ... | colorist |
| Carissa Clark | ... | in-house producer |
| Alexandra De La Vega | ... | post production supervisor |
| Lucy Donaldson | ... | assistant editor |
| Rich Evirs | ... | assistant editor |
| Melissa Goodall | ... | post-production assistant |
| Caryl Deyn Korma | ... | additional colorist |
| Andy Lichtstein | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Robert A. Martinez | ... | post-production coordinator (as Robert Martinez) / second assistant editor (as Robert Martinez) |
| Sierra Neal | ... | assistant editor |
| Caite Ni'Ceileachair | ... | music and stock footage coordinator: Studiocanal |
| Mike J. Nichols | ... | assistant editor |
| Manuel Reveles | ... | assistant editor |
| Lauren Saffa | ... | associate editor |
| Karen Sim | ... | additional editor |
| Matthew Strattman | ... | assistant editor |
| Charles R. Uy | ... | additional editor |
| Ciaran Michael Vejby | ... | assistant editor |
| Faroukh Virani | ... | assistant editor |
| Richard Wiseman | ... | archival department |
Makeup Department
| Ria Biggerstaff | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Sophie Brown | ... | makeup artist |
| Haley Coats | ... | makeup artist |
| Gemma Kirk | ... | makeup artist |
| Tracy Raffelson | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Mark McCune | ... | additional production supervisor |
| John Rita | ... | production supervisor |
Sound Department
| Robert Dehn | ... | sound studio manager |
| Will Digby | ... | sound effects editor |
| Nathan Evans | ... | sound mixer |
| Cameron Frankley | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Darlene Gorzela | ... | additional sound |
| Chris Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dan Kenyon | ... | sound effects editor |
| Evan Menak | ... | sound mixer: los angeles |
| Harrison Meyle | ... | dialogue supervisor |
| Jon Michaels | ... | co-supervising sound editor |
| Ryan Murphy | ... | mix stage engineer |
| Tony Pilkington | ... | mix stage engineer |
| Mark Purcell | ... | mix technician |
| Fred Stuben | ... | sound mixer (multiple segments) |
| Ann Marie Wachel | ... | additional sound |
Visual Effects by
| Inka Kendzia | ... | motion design |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marc Ambrose | ... | camera operator |
| Victor Avila | ... | camera operator: Ringo Starr Interviews |
| Ian Barwick | ... | gaffer |
| Jamie Boulton | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Matt Buchan | ... | electrician |
| Joshua Callis-Smith | ... | digital imaging technician: additional photography |
| Colin J. Campbell | ... | gaffer: Ringo Starr Interviews |
| Brent Carpenter | ... | additional photography |
| Simon Chubbock | ... | digital imaging technician: additional photography |
| Michael Cooper | ... | photographer: Sgt Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Jerry C. Deats | ... | key grip: Ringo Star Interviews |
| Cooper Donaldson | ... | gaffer: additional photography |
| Robert Freeman | ... | photographer: Rubber Soul |
| Paul Goodstein | ... | key grip: Ringo Starr Interviews |
| Jason Juhl Gray | ... | grip |
| Callum Just | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Kiva Knight | ... | gaffer |
| David Penfold | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jonathan Petts | ... | digital imaging technician: UK |
| Tommy Tieche | ... | camera operator: Ringo Starr Interviews |
| Patrick Tittmar | ... | digital imaging technician: additional photography |
| Mark Weinberg | ... | camera operator |
| David J. White II | ... | first assistant camera: Ringo Starr Interviews |
Animation Department
| Inka Kendzia | ... | animation director |
Music Department
| Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer | ... | composer: additional music |
| Giles Martin | ... | music producer |
| Melissa Muik | ... | music editor |
| Sam Okell | ... | music mixer: songs |
| Alastair Sirkett | ... | sound design |
| David Torn | ... | original song written and performed by: "One More Chance" |
Additional Crew
| Alexander Ayer | ... | production assistant |
| Emad Barakat | ... | production intern |
| Jim Berkenstadt | ... | researcher |
| Jessica Berman Bogdan | ... | archival clearances |
| Mélodie Boileau | ... | laboratories coordinator: laboratories coordinator |
| Blake Brown | ... | production coordinator: new york |
| Robert Burke | ... | marketing |
| Francesca Canducci | ... | blu ray/dvd author |
| Cathy Carapella | ... | music & media licensing |
| Dean Cheley | ... | clearance counsel |
| Adrienne Collatos | ... | archival researcher |
| Alexandra De La Vega | ... | researcher |
| Melissa Goodall | ... | archival research / licensing coordinator / production assistant: ringo starr interviews |
| Jacob Gutman | ... | clearance coordinator / production assistant |
| Naomi J. Hall | ... | archive researcher |
| Renee Hines | ... | asst production accountant |
| Theron Kabrich | ... | consultant: photographers |
| Kristian Kobe | ... | publicist: Germany |
| Pearl Lieberman | ... | archival research |
| Mark McCune | ... | clearance supervisor |
| Jim McDonnell | ... | additional archive researcher |
| Sean Mears | ... | researcher |
| Nicolas Andrew Motte | ... | production assistant |
| Emily Precious | ... | production coordinator |
| Emily Rice | ... | production accountant |
| John Rita | ... | licensing manager |
| Chris Robertson | ... | archival clearances |
| Tony Rosenthal | ... | production coordinator |
| Kate Serfoss | ... | clearance counsel |
| Bomber Hurley Smith | ... | researcher (as Bomber Hurley-Smith) |
| Michele Spitz | ... | Audio Description Co-Producer/Narrator/Sponsor |
| Dan Stutz | ... | production legal |
| Mireia Vilanova | ... | production intern |
| Bob Wasserman | ... | archival research assistant |
| Windsor Wong | ... | licensing coordinator |
| Bruce Wrigley | ... | post-production payroll accountant |
| Liberty Yanaga | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Marc Ambrose | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Asher | ... | very special thanks |
| Neil Aspinall | ... | with special thanks in the memory of |
| Eden Boulton | ... | thanks |
| Mal Evans | ... | with special thanks in the memory of |
| Joe Flannery | ... | very special thanks |
| Terry Gilliam | ... | very special thanks |
| Paul Greengrass | ... | very special thanks |
| Tigre Hill | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Freda Kelly | ... | very special thanks |
| Trinity Laurino | ... | special thanks |
| Jill Lukk | ... | thanks |
| Beryl Marsden | ... | very special thanks |
| George Martin | ... | This film is dedicated to the memory of |
| Albert Maysles | ... | very special thanks |
| Simon Napier-Bell | ... | very special thanks |
| Jessica Napoli | ... | phase one research |
| Richard Radford | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ed Sheeran | ... | very special thanks |
| Peter Shukat | ... | in loving memory of |
| Bomber Hurley Smith | ... | special thanks (as Bomber Hurley-Smith) / thanks (as Bomber Hurley-Smith) |
| Ronnie Spector | ... | very special thanks |
| Derek Taylor | ... | with special thanks in the memory of |
| Nick Valner | ... | in loving memory of |
| Leslie Woodhead | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
- Apple Corps
- Aimimage Productions (Development with OVOW)
- Diamond Docs
- Imagine Entertainment
- OVOW Productions
- Universal Music Group International
- White Horse Pictures
Distributors
- Abramorama (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Hulu (2016) (United States) (tv)
- Future Film (2016) (Finland) (theatrical)
- ITA Film (2016) (Slovakia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Kadokawa (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Mirius Film Distribution (2016) (Czechia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2016) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- September Film (2016) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- September Film (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2016) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Calinos Films (2016) (Turkey)
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (2018) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Elevation Pictures (2017) (Canada)
- KVH Media Group (2017) (World-wide) (Ships)
- Nine Network Australia (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- PolyGram Entertainment (2016) (Non-US)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Solar Entertainment (2016) (Philippines)
- Solar Pictures (2016) (Philippines)
- Universal Music Enterprises (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Music Enterprises (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2017) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Digital Orchard (digital imaging services)
- Eastside Camera Services (camera equipment provided by)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles created with)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Framepool (stock footage)
- On Set Tech (digital imaging services)
- Rice Gorton Pictures (post-production accounting)
- Sim (picture finishing)
- Stutz Law (production legal)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the 1960s, the Beatles exploded onto the public scene seemingly out of nowhere, as the band's formative years of constant performing at home and in Hamburg, and Brian Epstein's grooming, finally paid off beyond their wildest dreams. Accompanying new interviews of the remaining Beatles, their associates and fans as well as archival interviews of the late ones, this film features footage of the heady concert years of 1963 to 1966 when the band became a worldwide cultural phenomena topping them all. It also follows how the Fab Four began to change and grow while the excitement of Beatlemania began to sour their lives into an intolerable slog they needed to escape from to become more than what their fans wanted. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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| Taglines | The band you know. The story you don't. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $615,632, 16 Sep 2016 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $12,283,800, 08 Jan 2017 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The title of the titular song was a result of happenstance for which Paul McCartney claims credit. McCartney had been banned from driving for a speeding violation, and while travelling to John Lennon's home in a chauffeur-driven car one day, he idly asked the driver if he'd been working hard. The driver responded dryly, "Eight days a week". See more » |
| Goofs | In the theatre special concert from Shea Stadium, George very visibly switches to his 12-string Rickenbacker guitar for "A Hard Day's Night", but during the song, there are a few shots of him suddenly playing his Gretsch instead. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). See more » |
| Quotes |
Reporter:
What about the reports that you guys are nothing but a bunch of British Elvis Presleys? Ringo Starr: [while shaking his body] It's not true. It's not true! [the Beatles and reporters laugh] See more » |