Backbeat (1994)
Backbeat (1994)
5 guys. 4 legends. 3 lovers. 2 friends. 1 band.
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.

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Cast

Stephen Dorff Stephen Dorff As: Stuart Sutcliffe
Ian Hart Ian Hart As: John Lennon
Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lee As: Astrid Kirchherr
Gary Bakewell Gary Bakewell As: Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill Chris O'Neill As: George Harrison
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Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.


Tagline: 5 guys. 4 legends. 3 lovers. 2 friends. 1 band.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Drama, Music

Language: English, Deutsch, Pусский, Magyar, Français

Release Date: 01 April 1994

Country: DE, GB

Runtime: 100m

Company Credits

Company: Film4 Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Rank Organisation, Senator Film

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Cast

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Stuart Sutcliffe

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

John Lennon

Sheryl Lee

Sheryl Lee

Astrid Kirchherr

Gary Bakewell

Gary Bakewell

Paul McCartney

Chris O'Neill

Chris O'Neill

George Harrison

Scot Williams

Scot Williams

Pete Best

Paul Duckworth

Paul Duckworth

Ringo Starr

Kai Wiesinger

Kai Wiesinger

Klaus Voormann

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Cynthia Powell

Rob Spendlove

Rob Spendlove

Arthur Ballard

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Bert Kaempfert

James Doherty

James Doherty

Tony Sheridan

Freda Kelly

Freda Kelly

Mrs Harrison

Charlie Caine

Charlie Caine

Lord Woodbine

Albert Welling

Albert Welling

Doctor

Marcelle Duprey

Marcelle Duprey

Singer

Finola Geraghty

Finola Geraghty

Model

Nicholas Tennant

Nicholas Tennant

Sailor

Paul Humpoletz

Paul Humpoletz

Bruno

Galit Hershkovitz

Galit Hershkovitz

Groupie

Gertan Klauber

Gertan Klauber

Pimp

Directed By

Writing Credits

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas

Screenplay

Iain Softley

Iain Softley

Screenplay

Stephen Ward

Stephen Ward

Screenplay

Production Crew

Nik Powell

Nik Powell

Executive Producer

Stephen Woolley

Stephen Woolley

Producer

Hanno Huth

Hanno Huth

Executive Producer

Finola Dwyer

Finola Dwyer

Producer

Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan

Line Producer

Dianne Crittenden

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Ros Hubbard

Ros Hubbard

Casting

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Casting

Sarah Curtis

Sarah Curtis

Producer

Stephen M. Williams

Stephen M. Williams

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Graham Churchyard

Graham Churchyard

Assistant Costume Designer

Sheena Napier

Sheena Napier

Costume Design

Pat Hay

Pat Hay

Makeup Artist

Stephen Rose

Stephen Rose

Hairstylist

Sound

Don Was

Don Was

Original Music Composer

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

Musician

Don Fleming

Don Fleming

Musician

Chris Munro

Chris Munro

Sound

Glenn Freemantle

Glenn Freemantle

Supervising Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Joseph Bennett

Joseph Bennett

Production Design

Michael Carlin

Michael Carlin

Art Direction

Josef Plagge

Josef Plagge

Art Direction

Barbara Herman-Skelding

Barbara Herman-Skelding

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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