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Let It Be

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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
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.
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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.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.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.
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POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    • Stars
      • John Lennon(uncredited)
      • Paul McCartney(uncredited)
      • George Harrison(uncredited)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    • Stars
      • John Lennon(uncredited)
      • Paul McCartney(uncredited)
      • George Harrison(uncredited)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 85User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins total

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    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    Let It Be (1970)
    Let It Be (1970)
    Let It Be (1970)
    The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    Ringo Starr and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
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    John Lennon in Let It Be (1970)

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    John Lennon
    John Lennon
    • Self (The Beatles)
    • (uncredited)
    Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    • Self (The Beatles)
    • (uncredited)
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • Self (The Beatles)
    • (uncredited)
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Self (The Beatles)
    • (uncredited)
    The Beatles
    The Beatles
    • Themselves
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Brown
    Peter Brown
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Craddock
    • Self - Third London Police Officer on Rooftop
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Dagg
    • Self - First London Police Officer on Rooftop
    • (uncredited)
    Geoff Emerick
    Geoff Emerick
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Mal Evans
    Mal Evans
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Kevin Harrington
    Kevin Harrington
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    David Kendrick
    • Self - Moustachioed London Police Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    George Martin
    George Martin
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Heather McCartney
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Linda McCartney
    Linda McCartney
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Yoko Ono
    Yoko Ono
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Preston
    Billy Preston
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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    • Trivia
      A restored version of the film with additional material was planned for DVD release in 2003, to accompany "Let It Be...Naked", Sir Paul McCartney's remix of the "Let It Be" album. However, in restoring the film, Apple Studios discovered that the additional unreleased footage of the Beatles contained too many controversial issues that still needed to be resolved. Press at the time reported, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr decided that the movie and its additional material would not be released on DVD during their lifetimes, over concerns that it could hurt The Beatles' brand. This changed when director Peter Jackson, for the project's 50th anniversary in 2020, re-edited the footage into a new film, "The Beatles: Get Back" and the original "Let It Be" movie was planned to be released as an extra with the "The Beatles: Get Back" DVD/BluRay. These plans were abandoned again when the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and "The Beatles: Get Back" became a 3 part TV series.
    • Goofs
      Due to the two-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 five cameras.
    • Quotes

      George Harrison: [to Paul] Yeah, okay, well, I don't mind. I'll play, you know, whatever you want me to play. Or I won't play at all if you don't want me to play, you know. Whatever it is that'll please you, I'll do it.

    • Alternate versions
      The first cut, which was supervised by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and The Beatles themselves, ran for 210 minutes. It was screened at a private screening room on 20th July, 1969. According to Mark Lewishon's The Complete Beatles Chronicle, a second version was edited in the absence of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. This new cut (with a considerable amount of "John and Yoko" footage cut out) became the 81-minute release that made the cinemas.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Beatles: Don't Let Me Down (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Paul's Piano Intro
      Performed by The Beatles

      Written by Paul McCartney

      Published by Apple Records

      Courtesy of Apple Records

    User reviews85

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    9/10
    The first "reality show"
    The Beatles were not only a group that challenged the recording industry, and of course, the world of entertainment. They acted also as avant-gardè multi-media artists.

    Not only they helped improving the pop music marketing with their innovative LP packages and stuff but also created new kind of media that would become a mania in the XXI century: the reality show. Yes, almost 100% of the scenes shown on Let It Be are cine realitè - the bare truth captured by the lens of cameras directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.

    In fact, although the band was working on the edge of their break-up, almost 90% of the scenes are cheerful and enjoyable. The main bulk of the footage shows Paul McCartney trying to find ways of enhance the Beatles performing and figuring out what to do in the future. Although John Lennon seems to be distracted by his future wife presence, Yoko Ono, he also looks to be happy playing and having fun - even dancing around to the sound of I Me Mine, sung by George.

    By the way, George Harrison the most "unhappy" character also appears on the film having a ball singing rock and roll tunes. The lowest point (or highest, depending on the way you look at it) seems to be a row he had with Paul, but it only consumes about 5 minutes of the whole picture.

    At last but not the least, Ringo Starr is shown for the first time ever playing a song - Octopus's Garden - that would later take part of Abbey Road - the LP that marked the end of the Fab Four as a group, but the begining of the Beatles as an universal legend.
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    FAQ1

    • When the film was to be released in 1970, there was to be a box set with a booklet about the film etc., but because of delays with printing, the LP was released on it's own, all be it much later. The film, the LP and the booklet were originally to be called Get Back, but in the same context. Can this be confirmed ?

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1970 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beatles at Work
    • Filming locations
      • Apple Corps, 3 Savile Row, Mayfair, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Apple Corps
      • ABKCO Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,061,569
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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