The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
| Released |
2016 |
Rating |
12A |
| Director |
Ron Howard |
Writer/s |
Mark Monroe, P.G.Moergan |
| Starring |
The Beatles, Larry Kane, some celebs |
| Source of story |
Newsreels, documentaries and found footage |
| Elevator Pitch |
The film charts the development of the group from their early years, through their extraordinary rise to fame and their gradual burn out as the pressure of touring, and John’s inadvertant comparison of the group with Jesus, caused America to fall out of love with them. |
| Content |
Interviews with McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as others who were involved still alive, plus lots of footage of the group performing in the Cavern, in theatres and eventually in stadiums (stadia?). Plus, in the venue we went to, the documentary of the Beatles in Shea Stadium in 1965 |
| A View |
Because of the years of studio work we tend to forget what consumate musicians they were, lighting up their performances solely with three guitars, a drum kit and some pretty primitive amplification. Worth a view just for the enjoyment of the music, and you get a story as well. |
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