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Birth of the Beatles is a film of genre Drama directed by Richard Marquand released in USA on 23 november 1979 with Nigel Havers

Birth of the Beatles (1979)

Birth of the Beatles
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Released in USA 23 november 1979
Length 1h44
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Musical
Rating63% 3.1998253.1998253.1998253.1998253.199825

Birth of the Beatles is a 1979 biopic film, produced by Dick Clark's company (Dick Clark Productions) and directed by Richard Marquand. The film was released into cinemas worldwide except in parts of the United States, where it was shown as a TV film. The film focuses on the early history of the Beatles. It was released only 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.

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The film opens with the Beatles driving in a car with their manager Brian Epstein and John's wife Cynthia Lennon. It is 1964 and they are heading to America for the first time after already encountering massive success across Europe. They begin to remember the days before they became famous.

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