Backbeat
5 guys. 4 legends. 3 lovers. 2 friends. 1 band.
Directed by Iain Softley
Produced by Universal Studios, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
A romantic, energetic portrait of young artistic ambition and friendship in 1960s Hamburg, centered on the creative and emotional bonds within an early incarnation of The Beatles.
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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