The band you know. The story you don't.
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) is a documentary and music film directed by Ron Howard, released on September 15, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 389 ratings.
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Paul McCartney
as Self
Ringo Starr
as Self
John Lennon
as Self (Archive Footage)
George Harrison
as Self (Archive Footage)
Larry Kane
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg
as Self
Elvis Costello
as Self
Suzy Eddie Izzard
as Herself
Sigourney Weaver
as Self
Richard Lester
as Self
Kitty Oliver
as Self
Howard Goodall
as Self
Directed by Ron Howard, written by Mark Monroe, P.G. Morgan and P.G. Morgan, produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Scott Pascucci.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 389 ratings.
It was often said that for people growing up in some of Britain's post-war industrial cities, the only way up/out was a career in music or boxing! Well these four men chose the former. What's astonishing with this documentary is just how much archive there still is, and at just how decent the quality of the audio is from concerts where the music was essentially just piped around increasingly large venues using the…
Reviewed on March 13, 2024
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The main cast of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) includes Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison and Larry Kane. The film was directed by Ron Howard. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years was released on September 15, 2016 and runs for 1h 46m.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 389 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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