How the Beatles Changed the World

Overview

The fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual, and musical revolution ignited by the coming of the Beatles. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their native Britain and soon after worldwide, it reappraises the band and follows their path from young subversives to countercultural heroes. Featuring fresh, revealing interviews with key collaborators as well as a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage, this is a bold new take on the most significant band in the history of music and their enduring impact on popular culture.

Directed by Tom O'Dell

Top cast

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Arnold

Narrator

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Tony Bramwell

Self

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Robert Christgau

Self

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Jonathan Gould

Self

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Chris Ingham

Self

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Mark Paytress

Self

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Anthony DeCurtis

Self

Yoko Ono

Self (archive footage)

Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John Dunbar

Self

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Thomas Arnold

Narrator (voice)

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