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Backbeat

Directed by Iain Softley
R
1994    1h 40mDrama, Biography,
6.770%67%6.1
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A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.

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Cast of Backbeat

  • Stephen DorffStuart Sutcliffe
  • Ian HartJohn Lennon
  • Sheryl LeeAstrid Kirchherr
  • Gary BakewellPaul McCartney
  • Chris O'NeillGeorge Harrison
  • Scot WilliamsPete Best
  • Paul DuckworthRingo Starr
  • Kai WiesingerKlaus Voormann
  • Jennifer EhleCynthia Powell
  • Rob SpendloveArthur Ballard
  • Wolf KahlerBert Kaempfert
  • James DohertyTony Sheridan
  • Freda KellyMrs Harrison
  • Charlie CaineLord Woodbine
  • Albert WellingDoctor
  • Marcelle DupreySinger
  • Finola GeraghtyModel
  • Nicholas TennantSailor
  • Paul HumpoletzBruno
  • Galit HershkovitzGroupie

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  • nathaliel4November 23, 2025
    Most amazing movie ever made

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Backbeat Trivia

Backbeat was released on March 19, 1994.

Backbeat was directed by Iain Softley.

Backbeat has a runtime of 1 hr 40 min.

Backbeat was produced by Finola Dwyer, Stephen Woolley, Sarah Curtis, Stephen M. Williams.

The key characters in Backbeat are Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), John Lennon (Ian Hart), Astrid Kirchherr (Sheryl Lee).

Backbeat is rated R.

Backbeat is a Drama, Biography, Romance film.

Backbeat has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.

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