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Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon

Discover John... the angry youth, the musician, the radical, the husband, the father, the lover, the idealist... through his own words

19886.91h 40m

Overview

The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.

Directed by Andrew Solt
Written by Andrew Solt, Sam Egan
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Top Cast

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie

David Bowie

Self

Phil Spector

Phil Spector

Self (archive footage)

Cynthia Lennon

Cynthia Lennon

Self

Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon

Self

Sean Ono Lennon

Sean Ono Lennon

Self

Themes & Keywords

musicianarchive footagerock singermass mediacult of personalityportrait of an artistsemi-biographicalfamous peoplemusic documentary

About Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon is a documentary, music film released in 1988 exploring themes of musician, archive footage, rock singer, mass media, cult of personality, portrait of an artist. Directed by Andrew Solt, it stars John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney. The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.

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