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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 46m
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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years is based on the first part of The Beatles' career (1962-1966) -- the period in which they toured and captured the world's acclaim.
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A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
13K
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  • Director
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Mark Monroe
    • P.G. Morgan(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • The Beatles(archive footage)
    • John Lennon(archive footage)
    • George Harrison(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Mark Monroe
    • P.G. Morgan(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • The Beatles(archive footage)
    • John Lennon(archive footage)
    • George Harrison(archive footage)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Ron Howard - The Power of True Stories
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    The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Ringo Starr and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, George Martin, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    George Harrison and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Ron Howard, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
    Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)

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    The Beatles
    The Beatles
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (archive footage)
    John Lennon
    John Lennon
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    • Selfas Self
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Selfas Self
    Richard Curtis
    Richard Curtis
    • Self - Writer, Directoras Self - Writer, Director
    Frank Phillips
    • Self - BBC Radio Newsreaderas Self - BBC Radio Newsreader
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Leonard Parkin
    • Self - BBC Radio Newsreaderas Self - BBC Radio Newsreader
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Carroll James
    • Self - WWDC Disc Jockeyas Self - WWDC Disc Jockey
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Marsha Albert
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard
    • Selfas Self
    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Selfas Self
    Neil Aspinall
    Neil Aspinall
    • Self - Beatles touring manager 1962-1970as Self - Beatles touring manager 1962-1970
    Brian Epstein
    Brian Epstein
    • Self - Beatles Manageras Self - Beatles Manager
    • (archive footage)
    Elvis Costello
    Elvis Costello
    • Selfas Self
    Richard Lester
    Richard Lester
    • Self - Director 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!'as Self - Director 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!'
    Malcolm Gladwell
    Malcolm Gladwell
    • Self - Authoras Self - Author
    • Director
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Mark Monroe
      • P.G. Morgan(story consultant)
    • All cast & crew
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    • 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".
    • 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.
    • 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]

    • Connections
      Features The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

    User reviews79

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    Top review
    7/10
    Good 'nostalgia-mentary' of a remarkable period of musical history
    After more than 50 years, there's not much new that can be said about the birth and rise of the "Beatlemania" phenomenon, so don't expect any great surprises or revelations in Ron Howard's documentary of the Beatles touring period. The footage is great as are the interviews (even the 'celebrity' interviews such as Whoopi Goldberg add something to the story). No reason to suggest Beatle's fans watch this new addition to Beatle-nostalgia (they will), but the movie's worth viewing by anyone who remembers the era or likes the music (or, of course, both). I still find it sad to watch images of John Lennon, knowing how pointless and untimely his death was.
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    • jamesrupert2014
    • Sep 25, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 一週八天的歲月:披頭時代
    • Production companies
      • Apple Corps
      • Aimimage Productions
      • Diamond Docs
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,930,414
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $785,336
      • Sep 18, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,283,966
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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