Backbeat is a UK VHS release by VCI, Cinema Club and Columbia TriStar Home Video on 26th May 1997.
Description[]
Cast[]
- Sheryl Lee as Astrid Kirchherr
- Stephen Dorff as Stuart Sutcliffe
- Ian Hart as John Lennon
- Gary Bakewell as Paul McCartney
- Chris O'Neill as George Harrison
- Scot Williams as Pete Best
- Kai Wiesinger as Klaus Voormann
- Jennifer Ehle as Cynthia Powell
In addition, brief portrayals of other historical characters in these early days of the Beatles include Paul Duckworth as Ringo Starr, Paul Humpoletz as Bruno Koschmider, Wolf Kahler as Bert Kaempfert and James Doherty as Tony Sheridan.
Hart had already played Lennon in the 1991 film The Hours and Times. Bakewell later reprised his role as McCartney in the 2000 television film The Linda McCartney Story. Williams reprised his role as Best in the 2000 television film In His Life: The John Lennon Story.
Credits[]
Opening (Original 1997 release)[]
Closing (Original 1997 release)[]
- End of Backbeat (1994)
- Closing Credits Film
- Cinema Club logo (1993-2004)