CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 46m · NR
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The band you know. The story you don't.

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The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.

Directed byRon Howard

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
September 15, 2016
Budget
$5
Revenue
$12,283,800
Studios
Imagine EntertainmentApple CorpsWhite Horse Pictures

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Trailers & teasers

1 video

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Larry Kane

Larry Kane

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Self

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Self

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Self

Richard Lester

Richard Lester

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Written by
P.G. Morgan
Mark Monroe
Mark Monroe
Produced by
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Nigel Sinclair
Nigel Sinclair

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