Product Information
This hard-driving, energetic drama centres on the promising painter and fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe and a love triangle between him, German photographer Astrid Kirchherr and John Lennon.Product Identifiers
EAN5050582251067
eBay Product ID (ePID)30743001
Product Key Features
ActorJennifer Ehle, Sheryl Lee, Chris O'neill, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, Kai Wiesinger
Film/TV TitleBackbeat
DirectorIain Softley
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageCroatian\Dutch\French\Greek\Hebrew\Italian\Portuguese\Spanish
Run Time96 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2008
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Collector's Edition\Commentary with director Iain Softley\Deleted scenes\Interview with director Iain Softley\Still gallery\Interviews with actor Ian Hart\Director's essay\Casting sessions, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Additional InformationThis hard-driving, energetic drama centres on the promising painter and fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and a love triangle between him, German photographer Astrid Kirchherr (Sheryl Lee) and John Lennon (Ian Hart). Driven by art rather than music, Sutcliffe must choose between his true passion and certain superstardom.<BR>A reconstruction of the legendary British rock group's early days, before the advent of Beatlemania and world-wide fame. The story focuses on the turbulent and exciting period that the Beatles' spent in Hamburg, Germany in 1960-62, when they played in a series of rough-and-tumble dives and came into contact with cutting-edge artists like Astrid, who helped shape the group's image. Ultimately, Sutcliffe's departure made way for the success of one of the greatest phenomena in rock music history.
Dubbing LanguagesFrench\Spanish\Italian
CinematographerIan Wilson
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
Movie/TV TitleBackbeat