Backbeat

1994, Movie, R, 100 mins

Backbeat: Review

Set amid the neon tawdriness of Hamburg and the working-class grime of Liverpool, BACKBEAT is about two friends, their band, and the woman who comes between them. The story is a cliche, but the band is the Beatles, and the friends are John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe--the real "fifth Beatle" who left the group before they became famous and then died of a brain hemorrhage in 1962. We first meet Lennon (Ian Hart) and his longtime friend and bandmate Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff... read more leave a comment

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BACKBEAT

The early days of the Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. Story focuses on the relationship of Stuart Sutcliff, the fifth member of the band, with an avant garde artist. His early death had a profound impact on the future pop legends. Lots of energy!
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Length: 00:30
Posted: 3/17/2008

Backbeat: Cast & Details

Year: 1994
Rated R

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Cast
Sheryl Lee: Astrid Kircherr
Stephen Dorff: Stuart Sutcliffe
Ian Hart: John Lennon
Gary Bakewell: Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill: George Harrison
Scot Williams: Pete Best

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