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Release Date:
April 1, 1994
Original Title:
Backbeat
Alternate Titles:
Backbeat: Os 5 Rapazes de Liverpool
Genres:
Drama | Music
Production Companies:
Film4 Productions
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Senator Film
The Rank Organisation
Production Countries:
Germany | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 15+ ES: 12 FR: U US: R
Runtime: 100
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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Art Direction:
Michael Carlin
Josef Plagge
Assistant Costume Designer:
Graham Churchyard
Casting:
Dianne Crittenden
Ros Hubbard
John Hubbard
Costume Design:
Sheena Napier
Director:
Iain Softley
Director of Photography:
Ian Wilson
Editor:
Martin Walsh
Executive Producer:
Hanno Huth
Nik Powell
Hairstylist:
Stephen Rose
Line Producer:
Paul Cowan
Makeup Artist:
Pat Hay
Musician:
Don Fleming
Dave Grohl
Original Music Composer:
Don Was
Producer:
Stephen Woolley
Finola Dwyer
Sarah Curtis
Stephen M. Williams
Production Design:
Joseph Bennett
Screenplay:
Michael Thomas
Iain Softley
Stephen Ward
Set Decoration:
Barbara Herman-Skelding
Sound:
Chris Munro
Supervising Sound Editor:
Glenn Freemantle
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