Let It Be (1969)

The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.

Director:

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Stars:

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
The Beatles	...	Themselves (uncredited)
George Harrison	...	Himself (The Beatles) (uncredited)
John Lennon	...	Himself (The Beatles) (uncredited)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself (The Beatles) (uncredited)
Yoko Ono	...	Herself (uncredited)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Sellers	...	Himself (scenes deleted)

Storyline

A documentary showing both how The Beatles made music together, and how they split up. Hundreds of hours of raw footage was condensed into the final product. The rooftop performance ending the film remains a rock-n-roll archetype.

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Plot Keywords:

rooftop | guitar | guitar playing | electric guitar | rock music | 

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Taglines:

An intimate experience on film

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1970 (UK)

Also Known As:

Déjalo ser

Filming Locations:

Apple Corps, 3 Savile Row, Mayfair, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apple Corps, ABKCO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul McCartney hated Phil Spector's changes to his songs from the movie, and tried to have "The Long and Winding Road" replaced with an earlier version before release. John Lennon disliked the original performances, and was satisfied with Spector's touch-ups: "When I heard it, I didn't puke."

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Goofs

Due to the 2 camera technique used to film most of the scenes, during much of the performances the audio does not match up with the performers. One such example is during the Suzy Parker segment, and again during I Got a Feeling, though this scene was filmed using 5 cameras.

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Quotes

John Lennon: I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we pass the audition.

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Alternate Versions

There are bootleg tapes that exist of some footage not used in the final release, including a moment where Peter Sellers visits the band.

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Connections

Referenced in 101 Dalmatians: The Series: Rolly's Egg-Celent Adventure/Wild Chick Chase (1997)

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Soundtracks

Across the Universe
Performed by The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Published by Apple Records
Courtesy of Apple Records

User Reviews

Strangely cool

The Beatles is probably the most famous musical act ever that has been on the ground of this Earth. That said the movie 'Let It Be' presents the group at a stage where they were about to break-up. They were not at their best during the filming, but what is shown in the movie is still about the most fabulous thing ever to see. There is no way anymore to get any closer to them than the 'Let It Be' movie.

John, Paul, George and Ringo will perform nicely raw versions of their famous hit songs. They haven't yet figured out all the lyrics yet but it's still nice to hear any the songs in a unfinished stage. The movie will also show you how they were playing some of their oldies as a warm up songs before starting with another take of their newer songs.

The atmosphere seems to be bit dark, Lennon is passive and Paul is clearly the one who is steering the ship now. Some visitors who appear at the studio make the daylight occasionally shine but as a better than nothing solution the rooftop concert in the end is "really enjoyable" like one of the passers-by say. It's all somehow sad, but strangely cool .