Backbeat (1994)

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Country: Germany, UK
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
Release: 1994-04-15
Director: Iain Softley
Writers: Iain Softley , Michael Thomas , Stephen Ward
Language: English | German | French | Russian
Stars: Stephen Dorff , Sheryl Lee , Ian Hart , Gary Bakewell , Chris O’Neill , Scot Williams , Kai Wiesinger , Jennifer Ehle , Marcelle Duprey , John White
Runtime: 100 min
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 4 nominations total
AKA: Backbeat (Spain) , BackBeat - Die Wahrheit über die Beatles (Germany) , Backbeat (Australia) , Ritam ulice (Croatia) , Backbeat (United States of America) , Backbeat, 5 garçons dans le vent (France, French Republic) , Backbeat (Denmark) , Backbeat - A bandából legenda lett (Hungary) , バック・ビート (Japan) , Cinq garçons dans le vent (Canada) , Битлз: Четыре плюс один (Пятый в квартете) (Russian Federation) , Backbeat (Greece) , Backbeat - Tutti hanno bisogno di amore (Italy) , Backbeat - Os 5 Rapazes de Liverpool (Brazil) , Beatles - tinerete zbuciumata (Romania) , Istina o Bitlsima (Serbia) , Backbeat (Argentina) , Backbeat (Czech Republic) , A kezdetek (Hungary) , Backbeat (United Kingdom) , Backbeat: el inicio (Mexico) , Backbeat (Canada) , Backbeat, Geração Inquieta (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Бекбийт (Bulgaria) , 少年情狂 (Taiwan) , Бекбіт (Ukraine) , Backbeat
Plot: A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany...
IMDB:tt0106339