A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
Director:
Ron Howard
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| The Beatles | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
| John Lennon | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| George Harrison | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Paul McCartney | ... | Himself | |
| Ringo Starr | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Curtis | ... | Himself - Writer, Director | |
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Frank Phillips | ... | Himself - BBC Radio Newsreader (voice) (archive footage) |
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Leonard Parkin | ... | Himself - BBC Radio Newsreader (voice) (archive footage) |
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Carroll James | ... | Himself - WWDC Disc Jockey (voice) (archive footage) |
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Marsha Albert | ... | Herself (voice) (archive footage) |
| Eddie Izzard | ... | Himself | |
| Ed Sullivan | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself | |
| Neil Aspinall | ... | Himself - Beatles touring manager 1962-1970 | |
| Brian Epstein | ... | Himself - Beatles Manager (archive footage) | |
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In the 1960s, the Beatles exploded on to the public scene, seemingly out of nowhere as the band's formative years of constant performing at home and in Hamburg, and Brian Epstein's grooming, finally paid off beyond their wildest dreams. Accompanying new interviews of the remaining Beatles, their associates and fans as well as archival interviews of the late ones, this film features footage of the heady concert years of 1963 to 66 when the band became a worldwide cultural phenomena topping them all. Furthermore, it also follows how the Fab Four began to change and grow while the excitement of Beatlemania began to sour their lives into an intolerable slog they needed to escape from to become more than what their fans wanted. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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the beatles | beatlemania | rock band | reference to muhammad ali | cheering crowd |Taglines:
The band you know. The story you don't.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 September 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$615,632, 16 September 2016, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$2,930,414, 6 January 2017Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$12,283,800, 8 January 2017Company Credits
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| (2016 DELUXE DVD)Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1
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Ringo Starr: [while shaking his body] It's not true. It's not true!
[the Beatles and reporters laugh]
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Trivia
The digital remastering of The Beatles' recordings for the soundtrack was engineered by Giles Martin, son of the Beatles' legendary producer, George Martin. See more »Goofs
The movie refers to Cousin Bruce Morrow at AM radio station 1010 "WIMS" in New York. The station was actually "WINS". See more »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]
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Ron Howard isn't the first person I would have pictured directing a documentary about the Beatles, but "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years" is great in every way. It focuses on the period from 1963-1966, as the Fab Four traveled the globe. No surprise that they drew throngs of shrieking teenage girls everywhere that they went. We get input from Paul and Ringo, as well as notable people who attended their concerts (Sigourney Weaver and Whoopi Goldberg) and people who followed them around.
I was born long after the '60s, so I can't authentically picture what it was like to attend the Beatles' concerts, but this documentary gives one a feeling of being there. It was clear that everyone in the theater was having a great time. You're sure to love it.