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Release Date:
15 April 1994 (USA)
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He Had To Choose Between His Best Friend... The Woman He Loved... And The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band In the World. more
Plot:
A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of the Beatles' early history. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 4 wins
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1 nomination
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(17 articles)
Nowhere Boy: A career-defining role for Aaron Johnson!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 29 October 2009, 12:50 PM, PDT)
Nowhere Boy: A career-defining role for Aaron Johnson!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 29 October 2009, 12:50 PM, PDT)
(From The Movie Fanatic. 29 October 2009, 12:50 PM, PDT)
Nowhere Boy: A career-defining role for Aaron Johnson!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 29 October 2009, 12:50 PM, PDT)
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My favorite movie !
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sheryl Lee | ... | Astrid Kirchherr |
 | Stephen Dorff | ... | Stuart Sutcliffe |
 | Ian Hart | ... | John Lennon |
| Gary Bakewell | ... | Paul McCartney |
 | Chris O'Neill | ... | George Harrison |
 | Scot Williams | ... | Pete Best |
| Kai Wiesinger | ... | Klaus Voormann |
 | Jennifer Ehle | ... | Cynthia Powell |
| Marcelle Duprey | ... | Singer |
| John White | ... | Sailor 1 |
| Bernard Merrick | ... | Sailor 2 |
| Nicholas Tennant | ... | Sailor 3 |
| Finola Geraghty | ... | Model |
| Rob Spendlove | ... | Arthur Ballard |
| Charlie Caine | ... | Lord Woodbine |
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Also Known As:
BackBeat - Die Wahrheit über die Beatles (Germany)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Black and White |
Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 |
Argentina:13 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:L |
Norway:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Though there are no actual Lennon-McCartney songs in the film, the soundtrack does comprise of The Beatles well-known Hamburg/Cavern Club repertoire. Among the songs featured are "Twist and Shout" which would be performed on their first album "Please, Please Me" and "Long Tall Sally" which was a B-Side single opposite "I Feel Fine".
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Continuity: A scene dated March 1961 has George being wished a happy 18th birthday. George's actual birthday was in February (as was even mentioned earlier in the film.)
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Quotes:
Paul McCartney:
C'mon, George! We're starvin'! Where are those lovely scones your mother makes?
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Movie Connections:
Version of Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle (2005) (TV)
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My Bonnie
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Softley's 'Backbeat' is my favorite movie I've ever seen. I'm a huge Beatles fan and I've watched many biographical films about The Fab Four like 'Birth of Beatles' for example, and I must admit that this production from 1993 is the best of them all. This picture shows us the Hamburg's episode (early 60s) of Beatles career and it concentrates on relationship between John Lennon (fantastic play by Ian Hart) and Stuart Sutcliffe (aka The Lost Beatle). Lots of laughs, lots of tears and above all - great music ! A must seen for Beatles fans.