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Released by United Artists July 29, 1965; Running time 92 minutes; Filmed in color This fun frolic through several different exotic locations was shot in less than 8 weeks but had a much larger budget than its predecessor. The plot resembled a cross between a James Bond movie and "Duck Soup" by the Marx Brothers. Starting in Nassau, Bahamas and traveling through the Swiss Alps finally winding up back in the UK. The cast (the Beatles) according to an interview about the film with John Lennon were smoking pot and stoned for most of the filming. |
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Released by New Line Cinema and Apple Films December 26, 1967; Running time 55 minutes; Filmed in Color for Television Originally made as a one hour TV movie and shown on BBC1 it was ill timed being released to compete with the holiday family shows. The film was made with virtually no script and was completely ad libbed as the shooting progressed. Filming took only two weeks but editing the totally chaotic scenes took eleven more weeks. The film was shown in B&W even though it was filmed in color which made it look very low quality. The Beatles said that they really enjoyed making the film even though the critics and the public hated it. |
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Released by United Artists July 17, 1968; Running time 90 minutes; Animated in color This animated film which was produced around it's soundtrack album and was the main reason for the film. The Beatles were only seen in a cameo appearance in the closing scenes the rest of the film was voiced over by other actors. The film was very popular because it embraced the psychedelic pop culture of the time, the Beatles warmed to the movie over time. |
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Released by United Artists and Apple Films may 13, 1970; Running time 81 minutes: Filmed in color This documentary was filmed around the making of the Beatles last album "Let It Be". Originally planned as a TV show which would correspond to the broadcast of a concert. When the concert didn't happen the group realized that this could fulfill their contractual obligation to United Artist for a third film. The documentary includes an impromptu concert which was held on the rooftop of the Apple recording studios until local Police shut it down after less than an hour. This film captures some of the tensions that led to the Beatles breaking up. it has not been officially released again since 1980 and is a collectors item if indeed you can find one! |
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