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The Beatles Anthology

Year:
Duration:
600 min
Genres:
Documentary | Music
IMDB rate:
9.4
Director:
Bob Smeaton
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1995-11-19
Filming Locations: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Paul McCartney
Himself (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
George Harrison
Himself (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ringo Starr
Himself (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Neil Aspinall
Himself (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
George Martin
Himself (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Derek Taylor
Himself (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
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Trivia
The idea for this retrospective first came up in 1970. Apple Crops collected as much archive footage of the band as they could from around the world. Neil Aspinall then assembled a 90 minute documentary tentatively titled "The Long and Winding Road". Plains for the completion lay dormant however until 1980 when all four of the former members of the Beatles agreed to a television special which was to have featured a mini-concert at its conclusion. The project was to have been broadcasted sometime in the early 80's. However these plains where interrupted when John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980.
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The two new songs, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love", were originally John Lennon demos. The three surviving Beatles added instrumentation to the demos and released the songs as singles in conjunction with the release of the special.
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Quotes
George Harrison: Which album is this?
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George Harrison: [on The Beatles' second visit to Shea Stadium] Yeah, okay I don't remember ever going there twice...
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Faq
Q
In one of the segments, a little girl claims her new favorite band is "Herman and the Hermits." Is this an actual band?
A
The band is actually called Herman's Hermits, and did exist. They were one of the many British Invasion groups of the mid 60s. While the group is no longer together, frontman Peter Noone still tours and performs on a regular basis.
Q
Are there any substantial differences/extras/etc. in the DVD version that weren't in the VHS edition?
A
The versions are exactly the same, the only major differences being that the DVD combines 2 episodes to a disc, and includes a bonus disc. The contents of the bonus disc are as follows (taken from the WIkipedia page for the Anthology):Special Features - 1:22:46 Recollections June 1994 [16:51] - Paul, George and Ringo spend a happy summer's day together; singing, playing and warmly remembering early days of room sharing, haircuts, Beatleboots, first cars and meeting Elvis. "Baby What You Want Me To Do" (Reed) Raunchy (Justis-Manker) "Thinking of Linking" (McCartney) Blue Moon of Kentucky (Monroe) Ain't She Sweet (Yellen-Ager) Compiling The Anthology Albums [10:48] - Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin detail the process of how they choose the tracks for Anthology Albums 1, 2 and 3. A Day in the Life (Take 1) Back At Abbey Road May 1995 [14:51] - Returning to Studio 2, Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin reflect on recording at Abbey Road Studios in the Sixties and some of the inventive techniques used in creating these recordings. Golden Slumbers (Take 1) I'm Only Sleeping Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1 & Final Take) Recording Free as a Bird And Real Love [10:57] - Paul, George, Ringo and Jeff Lynne reveal how they were able to produce the two new Beatles tracks from John's original demos provided by Yoko. This section includes intimate footage filmed in the studio during the recording of the tracks. Free as a Bird (Lennon/Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey) Real Love (Lennon) Production Team [13:03] - Neil Aspinall, Derek Taylor, Geoff Wonfor, Chips Chipperfield and other key members of the Anthology production Team explain the process of how The Beatles Anthology series was created. Making The Free as a Bird Video [11:12] - An intriguing insight into how the Grammy award winning video for Free as a Bird was made. Director Joe Pytka explains how he and Apple developed the concept and discusses the innovative techniques that were used in the production. Free as a Bird (Lennon/Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey) Real Love Video [4:07] - The video that was not featured in the Anthology series, now remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. Real Love (Lennon) Credits (0:57)
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