| The Beatles Anthology (2002)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| John Lennon |
Himself (archive footage)
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| Paul McCartney |
Himself
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| George Harrison |
Himself
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| Ringo Starr |
Himself
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| Neil Aspinall |
Himself (Beatles' road manager)
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| George Martin |
Himself
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| Derek Taylor |
Himself (Beatles' press officer)
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| Cathy |
Herself (Beatles' fan, Liverpool) (archive footage)
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| Brian Epstein |
Himself (Beatles' manager) (archive footage)
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| Larry Parnes |
Himself (manager) (archive footage)
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| Charlie Watts |
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| Mike Love |
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| Alan Freeman |
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| Plot |
| Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of three Anthology double-CD albums, this set of eight documentary tapes has the heft and scope of one of Ken Burns's expansive projects. Still, unless you are either a historian or a truly committed fan, you'll find yourself with way more material--particularly about the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch. The documentary material is copious, including early performance films and tapes, at the point before they found their true voices. The actual Beatlemania years--beginning in 1963 and concluding in 1970--feature extensive performance films, as well as home movies and archival material. The best parts, of course, are the interviews with the Beatles themselves, who produced the entire thing. Along with reworking two previously unreleased John Lennon tracks as "new Beatles songs," the Anthology includes some unseen Lennon interview tapes so that his acerbic voice can be heard as well. This stands as a comprehensive document of that heady period, the second coming of rock & roll, as the Beatles took what Elvis had started and expanded upon it exponentially. The tapes give a solid sense of the historical context and the way these four musicians changed the world around them in the 1960s. --Marshall Fine |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Music |
| Director |
Kevin Godley; Bob Smeaton; Geoff Wonfor |
| Producer |
Neil Aspinall; Chips Chipperfield; Jonathan Clyde |
| Writer |
Bob Smeaton |
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| Studio |
EMI Films |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
G |
| Running Time |
600 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
10/8/2002 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
205 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/1/2003 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.33:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
724349297593 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; German; Italian; Portuguese; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Custom Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
5 |
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Extra Features
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| Black & White Color Box set Dolby DTS Surround Sound |
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