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The Compleat Beatles

  • Video
  • 1982
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.3K
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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in The Compleat Beatles (1982)
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The history of the great British rock band.The history of the great British rock band.The history of the great British rock band.

  • Director
    • Patrick Montgomery
  • Writer
    • David Silver
  • Stars
    • John Lennon
    • Paul McCartney
    • George Harrison
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick Montgomery
    • Writer
      • David Silver
    • Stars
      • John Lennon
      • Paul McCartney
      • George Harrison
    • 28User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast49

    John Lennon
    John Lennon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Gerry Marsden
    Gerry Marsden
    • Self - Gerry and the Pacemakers
    Allan Williams
    • Self - Beatles' First Manager
    Bill Harry
    Bill Harry
    • Self - Editor: Mersey Beat
    Tony Sheridan
    • Self
    Horst Fascher
    • Self - Manager: Star Club, Hamburg
    Billy J. Kramer
    • Self
    Bob Wooler
    • Self - DJ: Cavern Club
    George Martin
    George Martin
    • Self - Record Producer
    Nicholas Schaffner
    • Self - Author, The Beatles Forever
    Milton Okun
    • Self - Record Producer-Arranger
    Bruce Johnston
    Bruce Johnston
    • Self - The Beach Boys
    Lenny Kaye
    • Self - Guitarist
    Wilfred Mellers
    • Self - Musicologist
    Marianne Faithfull
    Marianne Faithfull
    • Self
    • Director
      • Patrick Montgomery
    • Writer
      • David Silver
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Paul McCartney bought the rights to this film and removed it from circulation, presumably so that it wouldn't compete with the Beatles' official 'Beatles Anthology' documentary.
    • Goofs
      When they were told about the cartoon movie, Yellow Submarine, the narration states that the only thing the Beatles knew about the cartoon animation was that it was being done by the people that made "The Flintstones," a Hanna-Barbera Production.

      Yellow Submarine was produced by Al Brodax and King Features Syndicate.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Narrator: Liverpool, 200 miles to the northwest of London. Nothing much ever came from Liverpool, but soccer teams and British comedians. The city droned on wearily in postwar Britain, a nation nostalgic for its triumphant past. Threadbare and tired in its present. For a boy growing up in Liverpool, the future was no brighter than that which his father had faced, or his father's father. In 1956, in fact, there was little to suggest that, out of this provincial seaport, would come four young men and a musical revolution that would captivate and change the world.
      • Paul McCartney: [archival conference footage] Paul...
      • [pointing to himself]
      • Paul McCartney: Ringo...
      • [points to Ringo Starr, next to him]
      • Paul McCartney: George...
      • [camera pans to George Harrison]
      • Paul McCartney: John!
      • [camera pans to John Lennon]
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Lassiter/Footloose/Against All Odds/The Complete Beatles/Weekend Pass (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock Island Line
      Performed by Eddie Dixon

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La historia de los Beatles
    • Production company
      • Delilah Films
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 59m(119 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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