Backbeat (1994)
| Release Date | 01 January 1994 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | He Had To Choose Between His Best Friend... The Woman He Loved... And The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band In the World. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, History, Music |
| Country | UKGermany |
| Filming Locations | Cheney Street, London, England, UK |
| Language | English, German, French |
| Sound Mix | Dolby, LC-Concept Digital Sound |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Rock Musical |
| Themes | Bohemian Life, Musician's Life, Ladder to the Top |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Gritty, Bittersweet, Humorous, Intimate |
| Tags | Artist, Band [music Group], Drugs, Friendship, Germany, Love Triangle, Rock Music |
Backbeat is a 1994 British-German drama film directed by Iain Softley. It chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe (played by Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (played by Ian Hart), and also with Sutcliffe's German girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr (played by Sheryl Lee). It has subsequently been made into a stage production, debuting at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre in 2010.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Chris O'Neill
George Harrison
Marcelle Duprey
Singer
John White
Sailor 1
Bernard Merrick
Sailor 2
Nicholas Tennant
Sailor 3
Finola Geraghty
Model
Rob Spendlove
Arthur Ballard
Charlie Caine
Lord Woodbine
Frieda Kelly
Mrs. Harrison
Paul Humpoletz
Bruno
Christiana Uriarte
Groupie
Abigail Wrapson
Groupie
Galit Hershkovitz
Groupie
Gertan Klauber
Pimp
Stephan Grothgar
Barman
Lynn Lowton
Hooker
Manuel Harlan
Johannes
Britta Gartner
Exis
Dirk Winkler
Exis
Wolf Kahler
Bert Kaempfert
James Doherty
Tony Sheridan
Paul Duckworth
Ringo Starr
Joerg Stadler
Policeman
Alexei Jawdokimov
Napoleon
Albert Welling
Doctor
Director
Producer
Michael Thomas
writer
Stephen Ward
writer
Paul Cowan
line producer
Sarah Curtis
co-producer
Finola Dwyer
producer
Hanno Huth
executive producer
Nik Powell
executive producer
Stephen M. Williams
co-producer
Stephen Woolley
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ian Wilson
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Editor
Martin Walsh
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Casting Director
Dianne Crittenden
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John Hubbard
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Ros Hubbard
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Production Designer
Joseph Bennett
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Art Director
Michael Carlin
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Josef Plagge
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Set Decorator
Barbara Herman-Skelding
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Costume Designer
Sheena Napier
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Makeup Department
Pat Hay
makeup artist
Stephen Rose
hair stylist
Production Manager
Sarah Lucraft
production manager: Hamburg
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Gray
third assistant director: Hamburg
Jonathan Karlsen
crowd assistant director
Cliff Lanning
second assistant director
Josh Robertson
third assistant director
Mary Soan
first assistant director
Art Department
David Bowes
art department assistant
Gordon Fitzgerald
property master
Andrew Garnett
scenic artist
Sound Department
Nainita Desai
assistant sound editor
Peter Elliott
adr editor
Glenn Freemantle
supervising sound editor
Dominic Lester
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Nick Lowe
dialogue editor
Chris Munro
sound recordist, sound mixer
Robin O'Donoghue
sound re-recording mixer
Steve Spencer
foley editor, foley artist
Special Effects
Tim Baxter
optical effects
Visual Effects
Ray Short
titles and opticals
Simon Dowling
main title designer
Tony Willis
effects cameraman
Stunts
Steve Griffin
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Almond
camera operator: second unit
Kenny Byrne
focus puller
Pete Cavaciuti
steadicam operator
Norman Smith
gaffer
Mark Tillie
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annie Crawford
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
David Barrett
assistant editor
Jim Heffernan
negative cutter
Daryl Jordan
first assistant editor
Music Department
Greg Dulli
singing voice: "John Lennon"
Don Fleming
musician: guitar and vocals
Bob Last
music supervisor
David Pirner
singing voice: "Paul McCartney"
Eric Reed
musician
Transportation Department
Dean Ward
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Jeff Bowen
location manager
Catherine Charlton
dialect coach: UK and Germany
Simon Downes
floor runner
Polly Duval
assistant to producer
Andrew Jack
dialect coach
Peter Ogunsalu
personal assistant: Stephen Dorff
Ben Rimmer
location manager
Christopher Simon
assistant accountant
Fran Triefus
production coordinator
Will Tyler
production accountant
Graham Smith
unit publicist
Thanks
Ulf Krüger
special thanks
Michael Kuhn
special thanks
Aline Perry
special thanks
Russell Schwartz
special thanks
Pauline Sutcliffe
special thanks
Stewart Till
special thanks
Mark Wolfe
special thanks
Production Company
Channel Four Films
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Fortbeam
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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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Royal
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Scala Productions
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Distributor
Gramercy Pictures
Senator Film
Rialto Film AG
Nuevo Mundo Visión S.A.
REP Distribution
Chapel Distribution
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Home Video
PlayArte Home Vídeo
PolyGram Video
Polydor Music Video
Senator Home Entertainment
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
USA Films
Universal Home Entertainment
Miscellaneous
Beat About the Bush
musical instruments
Bucks Motion Picture Laboratories
film processing
Capital FX
titles and opticals
Joe Dunton & Company International
camera equipment
Mister Lighting
lighting equipment
Mr. Lighting
lighting
Ocean Way Studios
music recorded at
Ruben Entertainment Insurance Services
insurance
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Twickenham Film Studios
sound re-recording
Twickenham Sound Station
digital sound editing services
Virgin Records
soundtrack
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