Synopsis

No Hamburg No Beatles (2024)

“We were born in Liverpool but grew up in Hamburg” John Lennon. This feature documentary seeks to find the truth in those words. The long and winding road that the Beatles took to worldwide fame passed through Hamburg, Germany in the early 1960s. Only a couple of years before they became household names, the former “Quarrymen” were cutting their musical teeth on nightclub stages in Hamburg. In the 15 years after the end of WW2 Hamburg had become the vice capital of Europe. Its neon lit streets were home to sailors, prostitutes, drug dealers, gangs and low life. The group was still developing. At the time of their first Hamburg adventure, George Harrison, was only 17 years old. They were all still very young men, and their group was virtually unknown. By the time of their last German visit in 1966, the Beatles were a worldwide phenomenon.
Roger Appleton
Frank McDonough, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Rosie McGinnity, Carol Phillips, Allan Williams, Ulf Krüger, Howie Casey, Ian Hines, Barry Chang, Stef Hempel, Horst Fascher, George Harrison, Bruno Koschmider, Gibson Kemp, Jürgen Vollmer, Peter Eckhorn, The Shadows, Chas Newby, Dave Forshaw, Tony Sheridan, Astrid Kirchherr, Brian Epstein, Debbie Greenberg, Manfred Weissleder, Little Richard, George Martin, Winston Churchill, Klaus Voormann
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