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Backbeat(Movie, 1994)

R
| 1h 40min | Genres: Drama, Music
BackbeatRating: 3.0/5 (with 4040 votes)
Backbeat is a 1994 independent drama film directed by Iain Softley. It chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, West Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (Ian Hart), and also with Sutcliffe's German girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr (Sheryl Lee). It has subsequently been made into a stage production. ()
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About Backbeat

Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Liverpool, Hamburg
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Russian (RU)
Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/01/1994
Director: Iain Softley
Producer: Stephen Woolley
Screenwriter: Iain Softley, Stephen Ward, Michael Thomas
Film Editor: Martin Walsh
Director of Photography: Ian Wilson
Composer: Don Was
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Backbeat: Os 5 Rapazes de Liverpool"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:12575, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024