"The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series

User Rating:

9.5/10   

Directors:

Bob Smeaton
Geoff Wonfor

Writer:

Bob Smeaton (writer)

Release Date:

19 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.

Plot Keywords:

Song | Beatles | Rock Music | TV Mini-Series | 1960s

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins

Cast

John Lennon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself
George Harrison	...	Himself
Ringo Starr	...	Himself
Neil Aspinall	...	Himself (Beatles' road manager)
George Martin	...	Himself
Derek Taylor	...	Himself (Beatles' press officer)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cathy	...	Herself - Beatles' fan, Liverpool (archive footage)
Brian Epstein	...	Himself (Beatles' manager) (archive footage)
Larry Parnes	...	Himself (manager) (archive footage)

Also Known As:

"The Long and Winding Road Road" (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

600 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Apple Corps

Trivia:

The two new songs, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love", were originally John Lennon demos. The three surviving Beatles added instrumentation to the demos and released the songs as singles in conjunction with the release of the special.

Quotes:

Ringo Starr: [Commenting on John Lennon first showing him the nude photo of Yoko and him on the cover of the Two Virgins ablum] I pointed to the Times. I said "You've even got the Times in there!" - like, his dick wasn't out, you know.

Movie Connections:

Features "Blackpool Night Out" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Please Please Me

The Center of the Music Universe, 1962-1970

The Beatles were the center of the Pop Music universe for the eight years they were actively recording, an anchor from which all other 60's music radiates. If you are interested in how the best 14 albums ever made came to be, you have to see the whole thing.

The story is told in the words of the Beatles themselves, and a couple others like George Martin and Neil Aspinall (their chief roadie). Along with footage from concerts and their movies, it's several interviews editted together, but you never hear the interviewers, you only hear Paul or George or Ringo or John's response to the question, and it comes together into a seamless history of the greatest band Rock and Roll ever knew.