"The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series

Directors:

Bob Smeaton
Geoff Wonfor

Writer:

Bob Smeaton (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.

Plot Keywords:

Song | Beatles | TV Mini-Series | Fame | Singing

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins

Cast

Paul McCartney	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
George Harrison	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
Ringo Starr	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
Neil Aspinall	...	Himself (6 episodes, 1995)
George Martin	...	Himself (5 episodes, 1995)
Derek Taylor	...	Himself (4 episodes, 1995)

Also Known As:

The Long and Winding Road Road (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

600 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Apple Corps

Trivia:

The two new songs, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love", were originally John Lennon demos. The three surviving Beatles added instrumentation to the demos and released the songs as singles in conjunction with the release of the special.

Quotes:

George Harrison: Which album is this?
George Martin: This is... Abbey Road.
Paul McCartney: George Harrison... foremost Beatles expert!
Ringo Starr: You're George, this is Paul...

Movie Connections:

Features "Blackpool Night Out" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Ain't that a shame

Every Beatles fan should own this!

Four DVD and it features all that made the Beatles the only historical force in the world of rock.It does not pass over in silence the less glorious moments (for example the Philippine episode or the doomed let it be sessions) .Some will complain because Lennon's comments had not the "Threetles"' hindsight ,but was there another way to deal with that? The fifth DVD is less interesting but it's a bonus so why complain?Its the equivalent of the Anthologies 1,2 and 3 released on CDs in 1995-6 All the important groups and solo artists should have an anthology like this one.It goes without saying that only the greatest ones deserve it!