Genre:
Music
Release Date: 04/16/2002
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD
Run Time: 60 min
Distributor/Studio: BMG Special Products
From humble origins in the British seaside town of Liverpool,
the Beatles rose to become the biggest group in the history of popular music, establishing England as one of
rock & roll's great strongholds and creating together a sound that at once celebrated
rock's past while pointing to any number of innovative directions it would take in the future. An hour-long
documentary with newsreel footage of the Fab Four in their heyday and new interviews with music historians and musicians who worked along side
the Beatles,
The Beatles: The Beatles Story paints a picture of their rise to stardom and the pressures that eventually pulled the group apart. Interview subjects include members of
the Swinging Blue Jeans and
rock journalists
Charles Shaar Murray and
Jon Savage. While
The Beatles: The Beatles Story features extensive footage of the four members of the group being interviewed, this
documentary contains no music or performances from the band.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide