EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE TOURING YEARS (DELUXE 2-BLU-RAY EDITION)

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• Release Year: 2016
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: In 1962 four young men, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, came together to form the 20th century musical phenomenon known as, 'The Beatles.'; ; The Band stormed Europe in 1963, and, in 1964 they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.; ; Master storyteller and Oscar winner, Ron Howard explores this incredible journey in his own unique way: How did The Beatles do this? How did they cope with all the fame and pressure? How did they not only survive, but go on to revoutionise popular music? With original interviews, footage, staggering live perfomances, and the intimate study of character that Ron Howard is known for, he puts us right inside this extraordinary adventure, answering the question everyone always wants to know: What was it like to be there?!!; ; Disc One; ; The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years; ; Disc Two - Special Features; ; Over 100 minutes of special features covering all aspects of The Beatles early career right up to 1966. Including five rarely seen full length live perfomances.;
• Cast: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, The Beatles, Larry Kane, Whoopi Goldberg, Elvis Costello, Eddie Izzard, Sigourney Weaver, Neil Aspinall, Richard Lester, Kitty Oliver, Howard Goodall, Jon Savage, Debbie Gendler, Brian Epstein, Mal Evans, George Martin, Roger Moore, Jimmie Nicol, Yoko Ono, Billy Preston, Ed Sullivan, Pete Best, Ron Howard, Mark Monroe, P.G. Morgan
• Director: Ron Howard
• Runtime: 1:46
• Company: Apple Films, Imagine Entertainment, White Horse Productions, Polygram Entertainment, Capitol Records, Universal Music Company
• Media Format: Movie