The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
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In the 1960s, The Beatles exploded on to the public scene, seemingly out of nowhere as the band's formative years of constant performing at home and in Hamburg, and Brian Epstein's grooming, finally paid off beyond their wildest dreams. This feature is a compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1962 to 1966 when the band became a worldwide cultural phenomenon topping them all.

2016 · 1h 46m
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Starring Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Whoopi Goldberg
Director Ron Howard

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  • Paul McCartney
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  • John Lennon
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  • Whoopi Goldberg
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  • Sir Richard Starkey
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  • George Harrison
    Self
  • Elvis Costello
    Self
  • Eddie Izzard
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  • Sigourney Weaver
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  • Richard Lester
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  • Malcolm Gladwell
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  • K‌O
    Kitty Oliver
    Self

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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Documentary

In the 1960s, The Beatles exploded on to the public scene, seemingly out of nowhere as the band's formative years of constant performing at home and in Hamburg, and Brian Epstein's grooming, finally paid off beyond their wildest dreams. This feature is a compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1962 to 1966 when the band became a worldwide cultural phenomenon topping them all.

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Studio
UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Released
2016
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2016 Apple Corps Limited

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English, English (United Kingdom), English (Australia)
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English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC), Dutch , French (France) , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) , Romanian , Russian , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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