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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

  • 2016
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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.

  • Director
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Mark Monroe
    • P.G. Morgan
  • Stars
    • The Beatles
    • John Lennon
    • George Harrison
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Mark Monroe
      • P.G. Morgan
    • Stars
      • The Beatles
      • John Lennon
      • George Harrison
    • 82User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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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)
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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)

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

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    8/10
    Lennon and McCartney were the best song writing team ever
    9/17/17. This documentary is a good reminder of just how crazy teenagers were in the '60s. What struck me about the Beatles now was just how good their sound was and how talented they really were. They deserved all the success they got, but as humans they just couldn't maintain their professional ties, to the detriment of pop music. They were a cultural phenomenon and true rock icons who had it all but couldn't keep it going. Perhaps, that is the saddest part of watching this - they made wonderful music, but only for a short time, in retrospect. Together, Lennon and McCartney were the best music writing team ever. Separately they were hardly half of what they were together. They balanced each other out. While McCartney continued to be successful, none of his own works ever surpassed the work he did with Lennon. (Although I did like Ram) And, Lennon turned into an embittered, cynical angry man who just couldn't get over the slights he tried to overcome. And, when he finally got close to getting his act together we all know what happened that one December day.
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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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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,930,414
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $785,336
      • Sep 18, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,737,240
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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