Backbeat
“5 guys. 4 legends. 3 lovers. 2 friends. 1 band.”
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
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Cast
32 people
Sheryl Lee
Astrid Kirchherr
Known for
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Twin Peaks
Stephen Dorff
Stuart Sutcliffe
Known for
Blade
True Detective
Ian Hart
John Lennon
Known for
The Last Kingdom
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Gary Bakewell
Paul McCartney
Known for
Neverwhere
Chris O'Neill
George Harrison
Also in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Third Watch
Scot Williams
Pete Best
Known for
Redirected
Memory
Kai Wiesinger
Klaus Voormann
Known for
Maybe... Maybe Not
The Harmonists
Jennifer Ehle
Cynthia Powell
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Lioness
Marcelle Duprey
Singer
Known for
Virtual Sexuality
John White
Sailor 1
Also in
Tentacles
Napoleon and Love
Bernard Merrick
Sailor 2
Also in
Bread
Going Off Big Time
Nicholas Tennant
Sailor 3
Known for
The Colour of Magic
Hogfather
Iain Softley Director · Michael Thomas Screenplay Stephen Ward Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.4M · United States release April 1, 1994 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,392,589
Production
Universal Studios
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Scala Productions
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Gramercy Pictures
Production
Germany · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Hungarian · Russian
Release dates
United States · April 1, 1994
Theatrical
Czechia
November 18, 1994 · Theatrical
France
June 15, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
May 6, 1994 · Theatrical
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