Backbeat (1994)

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R | 1 hr 40 mins | Drama, Biopic, Period | Released: 4/15/1994 |Box Office Total: $1.6M

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Synopsis:

Set in Hamburg, Germany during the early 1960s, the story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the erstwhile "fifth Beatle" who abandoned the soon-to-be famous band for love and art.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/15/1994

Director	Credit
Iain Softley	Director
Cast	Credit
Sheryl Lee	Astrid Kircherr
Stephen Dorff	Stuart Sutcliffe
Ian Hart	John Lennon
Gary Bakewell	Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill	George Harrison
Scot Williams	Pete Best
Kai Wiesinger	Klaus Voormann
Jennifer Ehle	Cynthia Powell
Marcel Duprey	Singer
John White	Sailor
Bernard Merrick	Sailor
Nicholas Tennant	Sailor
Finola Geraghty	Model
Rob Spendlove	Arthur Ballard
Chris Caine	Lord Woodbine
Frieda Kelly	Mrs Harrison
Paul Humpoletz	Bruno
Christiana Uriarte	Groupie
Abigail Wrapson	Groupie
Galit Hershkovitz	Groupie
Gertan Klauber	Pimp
Stephen Grothgar	Barman
Lynn Lowton	Hooker
Manuel Harlan	Johannes
Britta Gartner	Exis
Dirk Winkler	Exis
Wolf Kahler	Bert Kaempfert
James Doherty	Tony Sheridan
Paul Duckworth	Ringo
George Stabler	Policeman
Alexei Jawdokimov	Napoleon
Albert Welling	Doctor
Production Credits	Credit
Nik Powell	Executive Producer
Finola Dwyer	Producer
Sarah Curtis	Co-Producer
Hanno Huth	Executive Producer
Stephen Woolley	Producer
Stephen M Williams	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Polygram Films International	Production Company
Scala Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Meteor Film/The Movies	Theatrical Distributor
PolyGram Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Rank Film Distributors Inc	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gramercy Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Pan-Europeenne Production	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Independent Productions	Theatrical Distributor
Senator Filmverleih	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Abbey Entertainment	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Liverpool, England
London, England
Hamburg, Germany
Writer	Credit
Stephen Ward	Screenplay
Iain Softley	Screenplay
Michael Thomas	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Christopher Simon	Assistant Accountant
Will Tyler	Production Accountant
Jo Chate	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Tony Billington	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Michael Carlin	Art Director
Joseph Bennett	Production Designer
Kamala Plagge	Assistant Art Director
Petra Borghoff	Production Designer
David Bowes	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Alexa Koch	Assistant Art Director
Joseph Plagge	Art Director
Karen Granger	Production Designer - production design
Casting	Credit
John Hubbard	Casting Director
Anne Porter	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ros Hubbard	Casting Director
Vicky Hinrichs	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Ken Clarkson	Catering
Freddy Borg	Catering
Mervyn Woodford	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Mark Tillie	Photography - stills photographer
Bob Thorne	Camera - camera truck
Ian Wilson	Director of Photography
James Bloom	Camera Trainee
Peter Meyer	Camera Assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Polygram Films International	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Bob Last	Music Supervisor
Don Was	Music Producer
Malcolm Ross	Music - music tutor
Physical Effects	Credit
Bill Weston	Stunt Coordinator - fight arranger
Production Management	Credit
Sarah Lucraft	Production Manager
Diana Dill	Script Supervisor
Paul Cowan	Line Producer
Nicola Tyszkiewicz	Production Supervisor
Chris Wheeldon	Location Manager
Fran Triefus	Production Coordinator
Mary Soan	Assistant Director
Ben Rimmer	Location Manager
Cliff Lanning	Assistant Director
Jeff Bowan	Location Manager
Josh Robertson	Assistant Director
Christoph Schubenz	Location Manager
Paul Gray	Assistant Director
John Karlsen	Assistant Director - crowd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Graham Smith	Unit Publicist
Lindsay Stride	Publicity - publicist
Connie Fillippelli	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Chris Munro	Sound Recordist
Colin Wood	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
Frances Bennett	Graphic Designer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Terry Abel	Makeup - makeup/hair vehicle
Sheena Napier	Costume Designer
Robert Keen	Wardrobe - wardrobe vehicle
Pat Hay	Makeup Artist
Yvonne Coppard	Makeup Assistant
Annie Crawford	Wardrobe Supervisor
Tracy Smith	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Stephen Rose	Hairdresser
Annette Schenkelberger	Wardrobe Assistant
Eva Henning	Makeup Assistant
Karin Herrmann	Hair Assistant
Petra Sulgar	Makeup Assistant
Antonia Pallazio	Makeup Assistant

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