Backbeat

Directed by Iain Softley
11
19 mars 1994    1h 40m    Box Office: 4,7 mn US$Drama, Biography,
6.770%67%6.1
A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.
  • 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

Backbeat Ratings & Reviews

  • nicpederson24 februari 2026
    Decent, but it would have been a lot better as a documentary. As a movie, it could have been a lot stronger.
  • nathaliel423 november 2025
    Most amazing movie ever made

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Backbeat Trivia

Backbeat was released on 19 mars 1994.

Backbeat was directed by Iain Softley.

Backbeat has a runtime of 1h 40m.

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

A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.

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

Backbeat is rated 11.

Backbeat is a Drama, Biography, Romantik film.

Backbeat has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.

Backbeat has made 4,7 mn US$ at the box office.

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