The Music of Lennon & McCartney (movie)

The Music of Lennon & McCartney (movie)

  • Production country: United Kingdom
  • Producer: Philip Casson
  • Production companies: Granada Television
  • Genre: Family, Comedy, Music, Documentary
  • Release date: 12/16/1965
  • Run time: 44 min.

Movie description

A 1965 British television special honouring the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was produced by Granada Television and aired on that network on 16 December 1965 before receiving a national broadcast the following evening. The programme mainly consisted of other artists miming to their recordings of the songs. The Beatles performed Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out, and Peter Sellers delivered a comedic interpretation of A Hard Day's Night, in the style of stage actor Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Richard III.

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John Lennon

John Lennon

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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George Harrison

George Harrison

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

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