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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 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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    14K
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    • Director
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Mark Monroe
      • P.G. Morgan
    • Stars
      • The Beatles
      • John Lennon
      • George Harrison
    • 87User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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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
    • (archive footage)
    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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    9/10

    Sheer delight from start to finish for Beatles fans young and old

    "Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years" (2016 release; 137 min. including bonus feature) is a documentary about the Beatles' touring days from late 1963 to August 1966. As the movie opens, we find the boys singing "She Loves You" in Manchester, November, 1963, and in glorious full color mode, no less. A bit later we get "Twist & Shout" from that same evening. To see it on the big screen is utter and pure delight. Along the way, we hear the Fab Four add their personal perspective on these times. "We were not an overnight sensation", reminds Paul, and we then get a very brief glimpse of their touring days in Liverpool and Hamburg. The movie spends, rightfully, more on 1964 than all the rest combined and it is a true treasure trove of rare and unseen footage, alongside the more familiar footage. Sigourney Weaver tells about attending the first Hollywood Bowl show, and later Whoopi Goldberg talks about being at the Shea Stadium show.

    Couple of comments: this documentary is directed by none other than Ron Howard, with the full cooperation of Paul, Ringo and the Lennon and Harrison estates. Howard and his team must have roamed the earth to come up with all of the fantastic footage, and make some pointed comments along the way (the Beatles had a contractual provision prohibiting segregated shows in the South, a remarkable stand considering the circumstances). The sound quality has been painstakingly remastered as best as possible. As a lifelong Beatles fan who was too young to have seen them in person or fully appreciate what all took place half a century ago, this movie is sheer delight from start to finish. The theater version came with a 30 min. bonus feature immediately after the end titles, namely "The Beatles At Shea Stadium", their entire set from August 15, 1965. It absolutely blows the mind what happened there. And to think that as the headliner, the Beatles played for all of 25 minutes! Watching the crowd is as much fun as it is watching the guys. Here again, the old footage has been restored and remastered.

    "Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years" opened this weekend on a single screen for all of Greater Cincinnati, at my local art-house theater. I couldn't wait to see it. The Saturday matinée screening where I saw this at was PACKED to the rafters, to my surprise and delight. On my way out of the theater, there was already a long line waiting for the next screening. It seems this movie is hitting a nerve, and this has the looks to be a solid success on the art-house theater circuit. If you love the Beatles, you do not want to miss this. "Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years" is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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    • Sep 16, 2016
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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
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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