Birth of the Beatles
Birth of the Beatles is a 1979 American biographical film, produced by Dick Clark Productions and directed by Richard Marquand. The film was released into cinemas worldwide, except in the United States, where it was shown as a TV film on ABC. The film focuses on the early history of the Beatles. It was released nine years after the announced break-up of the Beatles themselves, and is the only Beatles biopic to be made while John Lennon was still alive. Pete Best, the Beatles' original drummer, served as a technical advisor for the production.
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| Directed by | Richard Marquand |
| Screenplay by | John Kurland Jacob Eskendar |
| Story by | John Kurland |
| Produced by | Tony Bishop |
| Starring | Stephen MacKenna Rod Culbertson John Altman Ray Ashcroft David Wilkinson Brian Jameson |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Sean Barton |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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