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The Compleat Beatles

1982, Movie, G, 119 mins

The Compleat Beatles: Review

Though it's undeniably entertaining (how could a two- hour compilation of clips featuring the Fab Four not be?), THE COMPLEAT BEATLES rarely gets beneath the surface of its subject. Malcolm McDowell narrates newsreel and film clips, augmented by still photos and audio recordings, that trace the history of the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr (nee Richard Starkey) grew up in Liverpool, "a provincial seaport from which nothing came." Infl... read more leave a comment