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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- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins total
John Lennon
- Self (The Beatles)
- (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
- Self (The Beatles)
- (uncredited)
George Harrison
- Self (The Beatles)
- (uncredited)
Ringo Starr
- Self (The Beatles)
- (uncredited)
The Beatles
- Themselves
- (uncredited)
Peter Brown
- Self
- (uncredited)
Geoff Emerick
- Self
- (uncredited)
Kevin Harrington
- Self
- (uncredited)
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Self
- (uncredited)
George Martin
- Self
- (uncredited)
Heather McCartney
- Self
- (uncredited)
Linda McCartney
- Self
- (uncredited)
Billy Preston
- Self
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Beatles' Producer George Martin and independent Producer Glyn Johns prepared mixes of the soundtrack album, neither of which satisfied everyone. Martin effectively quit working with the band when criticisms started turning personal, but returned to make "Abbey Road" after The Beatles promised to work with him "like in the old days", with Martin calling the shots in the studio. A second remix by Johns was also rejected, and with Martin unwilling to work any further on "Let It Be", Phil Spector was hired to complete the soundtrack.
- GoofsDue 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
John Lennon: I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we pass the audition.
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Beatles: Don't Let Me Down (1969)
- SoundtracksPaul's Piano Intro
Performed by The Beatles
Written by Paul McCartney
Published by Apple Records
Courtesy of Apple Records
Featured review
An important historical film!
There are many opinions on the movie itself and how it comes across. Personally, I think it's great because you get a look into the Beatles creative process. There isn't any other album they recorded where we get film footage of them creating their music.
It wasn't a good time for the group. They already had a lot of friction during the making of The White Album. Paul gets a lot of flack for coming across as being bossy, but think about it, if Paul wasn't the driving force behind keeping the group going, they would have split up during the making of the White Album. We wouldn't have had any of the music that came after, and there would definitely be no Abbey Road, their masterpiece.
If there is any concerns about how negative this film makes the group look, they could always alter it slightly, by putting an epilogue indicating that the group decided they would set their differences aside to record one final album with all of them fully participating, and that album would be Abbey Road.
Now if the legal issues that keep holding this film up could be put aside and a blu ray with extra footage be released! Anything the Beatles release sells well, they know that, and this movie will not be any exception. They could also increase revenue with a limited theatrical release just prior to the blu ray's release. So many possibilities with this movie. Stop arguing over how to put it out and just Let It Be!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Beatles at Work
- Filming locations
- Apple Corps, 3 Savile Row, Mayfair, London, England, UK(13-24 January 1969)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,061,569
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