Backbeat (1994)

Directed by

Iain Softley

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the early days of the Beatles in Hamburg. It focuses on Stuart Sutcliffe, a band member, and his relationship with John Lennon and his German girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.

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What happens

Backbeat is a 1994 British biographical drama film directed and co-written by Iain Softley in his feature directorial debut. It chronicles the early days of the Beatles in Hamburg, West Germany, focusing 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). The film was produced by Channel Four Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, and was released in the UK on 1 April 1994. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, though was well received by the real-life Beatles and Kirchherr. The score by Don Was earned a BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, and the film was nominated for Outstanding British Film and Best Sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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