The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
83 min
Music
Documentary
Overview
The Beatles First US Visit uniquely chronicles the inside story of the two remarkable weeks when Beatlemania first ignited America. The pioneering Maysles Brothers who filmed at the shoulders of John, Paul, George and Ringo, innovated an intimate documentary style of film-making which set the benchmark for rock and roll cinematography that remains to this day.
Cast
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Brian Epstein
Self (archive footage)
Cynthia Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Murray the K
Self (archive footage)
Ralph Renick
Self (archive footage)
Geri Miller
Self (archive footage)
Directors
Albert Maysles
Kathy Dougherty
Susan Froemke