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.

Details

Cast

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Arnold

Narrator

Tony Bramwell

Self

Robert Christgau

Self

Jonathan Gould

Self

Chris Ingham

Self

Mark Paytress

Self

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

Thomas Arnold

Narrator (voice)