BACKBEAT [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1994
• Genre: Drama, Music
• Plot: 'A wonderful film' – The Washington Post; ; Directed by Iain Softley (Hackers), Backbeat is an energetic, musical drama chronicling the pre-fame Beatles as they head to Hamburg in search of success. As they gain popularity, the 'fifth Beatle,' bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), falls in love and ultimately must choose between his best friend John Lennon (Ian Hart), his new love Astrid (Sheryl Lee), and the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world. Full of vitality and heart, and featuring a soundtrack that includes music from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), David Pirner (Soul Asylum) and Mike Mills (R.E.M.), 'Backbeat is a thrilling spectacle that rocks the house ... Defiant, raucous, erotic' (Rolling Stone).
• Cast: Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Chris O'Neill, Scot Williams, Kai Wiesinger, Jennifer Ehle, Marcelle Duprey, John White, Bernard Merrick, Nicholas Tennant, Finola Geraghty, Rob Spendlove, Charlie Caine, Freda Kelly, Paul Humpoletz, Christiana Uriarte, Abigail Wrapson, Galit Hershkovitz, Gertan Klauber, Stephan Grothgar, Lynn Lowton, Manuel Harlan, Britta Gartner, Dirk Winkler, Wolf Kahler, James Doherty, Paul Duckworth, Joerg Stadler, Alexei Jawdokimov, Albert Welling, Steven Horsley, Zacharee Lee, Louise Samuels, Iain Softley, Michael Thomas, Stephen Ward
• Director: Iain Softley
• Runtime: 1:40
• Company: Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Shout Select, Shout! Factory
• Media Format: Movie