I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011/02/09 • Released • English
I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands.
Overview
I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.
Director : John Piper
Casts
Pete Best
Self
Elvis Costello
Self (archive footage)
Ken Dodd
Self
Brian Epstein
Self (archive footage)
Len Garry
Self
George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Brian May
Self
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)
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