I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

2011
47m
5.0

5.0/10

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"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ITV
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 9, 2011
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1930556

Cast

Pete Best
Pete Best

Self

Bernadette Byrne
Bernadette Byrne

Self

Frankie Connor
Frankie Connor

Self

Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)

Tony Crane
Tony Crane

Self

Paddy Delaney
Paddy Delaney

Self

Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd

Self

Brian Epstein
Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

Len Garry
Len Garry

Self

Dave Gore
Dave Gore

Self

Mike Gregory
Mike Gregory

Self

Carol Haigh
Carol Haigh

Self

Key Crew

John Piper
Producer
John Piper
Director