Backbeat

Backbeat

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1994-04-01
Duration:100 min
Director:Iain Softley
Actors:Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Chris O'Neill
Production:Universal Studios, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Scala Productions, Film4 Productions

Overview:

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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