

Backbeat
1994 • 1h 40m • Drama, Music
70%Rotten Tomatoes
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.
- Director
- Iain Softley
- Writers
- Iain Softley, Michael Thomas, Stephen Ward
- Status
- Released
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Top Cast

Sheryl Lee
Astrid Kirchherr

Stephen Dorff
Stuart Sutcliffe

Ian Hart
John Lennon

Gary Bakewell
Paul McCartney

Chris O'Neill
George Harrison

Scot Williams
Pete Best

Kai Wiesinger
Klaus Voormann

Jennifer Ehle
Cynthia Powell
Marcelle Duprey
Singer
John White
Sailor 1
Bernard Merrick
Sailor 2

Nicholas Tennant
Sailor 3



















