The Beatles On Screen
This is a selection of The Beatles' major screen moments, both group and solo.
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- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonOver two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.The Beatles' first - and classic - screen outing sees them in a fictionalised version of their own lives.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonSir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Escapist colourful nonsense, vaguely in the James Bond mold.
- DirectorRobert PrechtStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonDocumentary film of The Beatles classic August 15, 1965 New York concert.Performance documentary capturing what was, at the time, the largest live audience performance ever.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsMichael CrawfordJohn LennonRoy KinnearAn inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.John Lennon goes solo in a supporting role in this war satire.
- DirectorGeorge HarrisonJohn LennonPaul McCartneyStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonThe Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour.Ill-fated and, frankly, amateur home movie, not even saved by excellent songs.
- DirectorGeorge DunningStarsPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrThe Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.A live action appearance at the end of classic movie featuring animated versions of themselves.
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonThe filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.Documentary intended to show rehearsals, actually showing the group's disintegration.
- DirectorSaul SwimmerStarsGeorge HarrisonBob DylanRavi ShankarThe first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.George Harrison's ground-breaking charity concert.
- DirectorEric IdleGary WeisStarsEric IdleJohn HalseyRicky FataarCharts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.Eric Idle's spoof documentary shows George Harrison's approval by featuring him as an interviewer.
- DirectorJack PriestleyStarsPaul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineIn 1975 and 1976 Paul McCartney and Wings undertook the epic Wings over the World tour, the largest scale tour they would ever undertake as a band. From this tour came both the legendary "Wings over America" triple live album and the concert film "Rockshow". Although filmed on this tour at the enormous Kingdome in Seattle, "Rockshow", originally a cut down version of the concert, was not premiered until November 1980 in New York and April 1981 in London. It was released on Betamax and later on laserdisc. Now for the first time the complete full length concert is being made available fully restored from the original 35mm film and with restored & remastered sound, including a 5.1 mix for the first time. This is Paul McCartney and Wings live on stage in a concert that is destined to live forever!Paul McCartney and Wings in concert at the height of their success.
- DirectorPeter WebbStarsPaul McCartneyJohn BurgessBryan BrownPaul McCartney's recording of his new album is complicated by the fact that the master tapes of his recordings are missing.McCartney's folly - some decent musical sequences cannot make up for the self-penned script. The lesson of MMT (leave some jobs to those who are qualified to do them) was not learnt.
- DirectorCarol DysingerSteve GebhardtStarsJohn LennonYoko OnoStan BronsteinIn 1972, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Plastic Ono Elephants Memory Band put together a benefit concert for mentally and physically handicapped children in New York. Their performance in Madison Square Garden included material culled mostly from Lennon's "Sometime in New York" album.Lennon's only major documented live solo outing has its moments, but is generally a drab, joyless affair.
- DirectorJohn ShanerNicholas SpaventaAnthony Butera IIIStarsTom BestWill BethencourtMichael BozzoneA collection of short stories showcased together to create a feature length film.Massive documentary tells the Beatles' story with much great music (often, regrettably, interrupted) and live performance footage.
- DirectorDavid LelandStarsJoe BrownEric ClaptonJools HollandGeorge Harrison's friends, family, and bandmates unite for a tribute concert on the one-year anniversary of his death.The two surviving Beatles reunited with many friends in a joyous remembrance of The Quiet One.