The Compleat Beatles
- Video
- 1982
- 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.2K
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The history of the great British rock band.The history of the great British rock band.The history of the great British rock band.
John Lennon
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
George Harrison
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Ringo Starr
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Malcolm McDowell
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaul McCartney bought the rights to this film and removed it from circulation, presumably so that it wouldn't compete with the Beatles' official 'Beatles Anthology' documentary.
- GoofsWhen they were told about the cartoon movie, Yellow Submarine, the narration states that the only thing the Beatles knew about the cartoon animation was that it was being done by the people that made "The Flintstones," a Hanna-Barbera Production.
Yellow Submarine was produced by Al Brodax and King Features Syndicate.
- SoundtracksRock Island Line
Performed by Eddie Dixon
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An Outstanding Documentary Film
The Compleat Beatles is absolutely one of the best documentaries I have ever seen on any subject. Everything is done perfectly from the content and pace to the combination of music and visuals, and the writing and narration are outstanding. I can think of only two complaints: One, the quality of some of the post-Beatles interview footage looks exceptionally dated, and two, it's not (yet?) available in DVD. Unlike the Beatles Anthology this work lacks interviews with the Beatles themselves, other than newsreel footage and the like, but rather than a negative this adds to the impact of the film and to the mystique of the Beatles. While Anthology may be more filling with its abundance of information and first-hand stories, this is a much sweeter treat.
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- bigginjp
- Jan 21, 2008
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- Language
- Also known as
- La historia de los Beatles
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- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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