QFrom what did Stuart Sutcliffe die?
AThe official cause of death was a brain hemorrhage, caused when an artery in the brain bursts and bleeds into the surrounding tissues. The most common cause of brain hemorrhage for those under 50 is head trauma. Other causes may include high blood pressure (which can weaken vessel walls), blood vessel abnormalities present from birth, bleeding disorders such as hemophilia or sickle cell anemia, brain tumors, and liver disease. The opening scenes of the movie show Sutcliffe being beaten about the head by a group of ruffians, giving the impression that such trauma might have eventually led to his brain hemorrhage. According to Dr Peter Hammelhoff, Director of Medicine at the Hamburg Hospital where Sutcliffe was taken after his collapse, the cause of the brain hemorrhage was drug related, a result of alcohol and Preludin abuse.
ABackbeat is a fictionalized account of the pre-fame days of the Beatles, from the time they left Liverpool in August of 1960 for a gig in Hamburg, Germany until Stuart Sutcliffe's death in April, 1962 . Although the film features all four Beatles -- John Lennon (Ian Hart), Paul McCartney (Gary Bakewell), George Harrison (Chris O'Neill), and Ringo Starr (Paul Duckworth) -- plus two early Beatles, Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and Pete Best (Scot Williams), the movie concentrates on the relationship between Lennon and Sutcliffe.
QHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
AFor detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Backbeat can be found here.
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