I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)

  • U
  • 02/09/2011 (GB)
  • Documentary
  • 47m

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands.

Overview

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.

John Piper

Director

Cast

Pete Best's headshot

Pete Best

Self
Bernadette Byrne's headshot

Bernadette Byrne

Self
Frankie Connor's headshot

Frankie Connor

Self
Elvis Costello's headshot

Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)
Tony Crane's headshot

Tony Crane

Self
Paddy Delaney's headshot

Paddy Delaney

Self
Ken Dodd's headshot

Ken Dodd

Self
Brian Epstein's headshot

Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

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