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Interesting interviews with gerry marsden and the beatles first manager allan williams reminiscing on the early liverpool mersey scene and the legendary cavern club which. Coming out in the 80s with a companion book, this was the first meaningful beatles documentary, apres le deluge, as it were. The hardcore beatles fan would be more interested in the anthology films, as well as the brilliant anthology albums. The compleat beatles 1982 malcolm mcdowell narrates this music documentary, which covers the history of the beatles, from the legendary british rock bands early days in liverpool, england, to. Narrated by malcolm mcdowell, it includes extensive interviews with a number of sources close to the beatles. The compleat beatles also features early concert footage, behindthescenes background on the making of their albums, and candid footage of their often obsessed, hysterical fans. The compleat beatles paperback november 1, 1982 by milton okun author 5. The compleat beatles, released in 1982, is a two hour documentary, chroncling the career of the beatles. John lennon 1988 and the 10hour video series the beatles. In a short two hours, one is treated to the story of the beatles, with photos, music, interviews boy, did billy j. The compleat beatles video disc untested d88 for sale online. The compleat beatles rare 1982 mgmua vhs documentary.
Malcolm mcdowell narrates a history of the beatles with interviews, old photos and concert footage. If youre looking for documentaries on the beatles, you dont have a shortage of options, with two of the splashier offerings being, of course, the. In 1982, a documentary charting the rise and dissolution of the beatles appeared on pbs. Although it has since been supplanted by the longer.
The compleat beatles rarely gets beneath the surface of its subject. With john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr. This movie was for many years largely regarded as the definitive film about the beatles. Why wont mgmua reissue a dvd of the compleat beatles. What many beatles fans want but have never gotten is a real compleat movie on the beatles that includes the 80s, 90s and the current story of the remaining two members of the fab 4. The compleat beatles 1982 powerpop an eclectic collection. Every now and again i fan the dust off it and take a.
The beatles the compleat beatles 1982 remastered from. The film eventually evolved into the beatles anthology tvseries, video. Simply put, they wanted to eliminate the competition. Let me take you down now, for the first time, you can relive the beatles legends with this stunning 2hour musical rockumentary. This is what beatle fans had until the anthology came out in 1995 and turned a new generation onto the beatles. Let me take you down now, for the first time, you can relive the beatles legends with this stunning 2 hour musical rockumentary. Watch the compleat beatles movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The compleat beatles was produced and directed by patrick montgomery, a onetime silent film restoration specialist who had produced the 1980 documentary john schelsinger directs the tales of hoffmann for the startup bravo channel and worked as. An old documentary i pulled off a laserdisc, with some great footage and insights into the greatest rock and roll group ever.
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