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The Compleat Beatles (1982)

1982-10-01 · 1h 59m · EN
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Everything The Beatles did best.

Now, for the first time, you can re-live the Beatles legends with this stunning 2-hour musical “Rockumentary”. It’s all there from the wild exuberance of the early Cavern Club days through eight incredible years, to the grim finality of “Let It Be”. See John, Paul, George and Ringo in performance, on tour, in films, recording with George Martin and in rare footage never before seen. Narrated by Malcom McDowell.

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Patrick MontgomeryDirectorDavid SilverWriter

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John LennonJohn LennonSelf (archive footage)Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySelf (archive footage)George HarrisonGeorge HarrisonSelf (archive footage)Ringo StarrRingo StarrSelf (archive footage)George MartinGeorge MartinSelfAllan WilliamsAllan WilliamsSelfGerry MarsdenGerry MarsdenSelfMarianne FaithfullMarianne FaithfullSelfBilly PrestonBilly PrestonSelfLenny KayeLenny KayeSelfTony SheridanTony SheridanSelfMalcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowellNarrator

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The beatles

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Genre affinityMusic · DocumentaryTheme affinityThe BeatlesDirector preference858290Actor preference76045 · 307646 · 161498Country preferenceUsDecade preference1980

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What is The Compleat Beatles about?

Now, for the first time, you can re-live the Beatles legends with this stunning 2-hour musical “Rockumentary”. It’s all there from the wild exuberance of the early Cavern Club days through eight incredible years, to the grim finality of “Let It Be”. See John, Paul, George and Ringo in performance, on tour, in films, recording with George Martin and in rare footage never before seen. Narrated by Malcom McDowell.

How long is The Compleat Beatles?

The Compleat Beatles has a runtime of 119 minutes.