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Genres:
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Biography /
Drama /
History /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Iain Softley
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Actors:
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Jennifer Ehle,
Sheryl Lee,
Scot Williams,
Marcelle Duprey,
Nicholas Tennant,
Rob Spendlove,
Charlie Caine,
Gary Bakewell,
Chris O'Neill,
Kai Wiesinger,
John White,
Bernard Merrick,
Finola Geraghty,
Stephen Dorff,
Ian Hart
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Duration:
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97 min.
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Rating:
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(6.5/10)86.5
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Plot Summary:
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A pre-superiority Beatles crisis over the extent of the poorly clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The affiliate first encounter up with a clique of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in relationship with. Whilst best financier John Lennon can however watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany...
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Backbeat
A Beatles biopic capturing the band as they hone their skills in seedy 1960s Hamburg. Fame beckons, but the focus is on tragic fifth member Stuart Sutcliffe and his friendship with John Lennon
Before they were the fab four, The Beatles were the almost-famous five, and though the band's first bassist Stuart Sutcliffe (Dorff) died of a brain haemorrhage in 1962, his James Dean style and rebel artist spirit were significant factors in the band's evolution. Here, director Softley (K-PAX) reconstructs the group's Reeperbahn period and not only is the result a great-looking (and sounding) rock 'n' roll film, it's also an intriguing examination of the strange attraction that bound John Lennon (Hart) and Sutcliffe.
Having joined the band at Lennon's insistenc...
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