Backbeat
5 guys. 4 legends. 3 lovers. 2 friends. 1 band.
Genres
Overview
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1994-04-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
106
Vote Average
6.1
Stephen Dorff
Stuart Sutcliffe
Ian Hart
John Lennon
Sheryl Lee
Astrid Kirchherr
Gary Bakewell
Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill
George Harrison
Scot Williams
Pete Best
Paul Duckworth
Ringo Starr
Kai Wiesinger
Klaus Voormann
Jennifer Ehle
Cynthia Powell
Rob Spendlove
Arthur Ballard
Wolf Kahler
Bert Kaempfert
James Doherty
Tony Sheridan
Freda Kelly
Mrs Harrison
Charlie Caine
Lord Woodbine
Albert Welling
Doctor
Marcelle Duprey
Singer
Finola Geraghty
Model
Nicholas Tennant
Sailor
Paul Humpoletz
Bruno
Galit Hershkovitz
Groupie
Gertan Klauber
Pimp
5.7
Anne of Green Gables
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5.3
Nice Girl?
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1941-02-21 | en
7.1
The American Friend
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.
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7.6
Secret
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2007-07-27 | zh
6.1
The Moustache
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5.9
To Let
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5.4
Saving God
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5.5
The Guitar
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5.2
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5.8
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5.5
Crazy
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5.3
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0.0
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6.4
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Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
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5.3
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8.0
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6.6
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0.0
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6.4
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7.5
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