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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.

John Lennon
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George Harrison
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Paul McCartney
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Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)

Thomas Arnold
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Tony Bramwell
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Robert Christgau
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Jonathan Gould
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Chris Ingham
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Mark Paytress
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How the Beatles Changed the World is a documentary, music film released in 2017 exploring themes of rock star, cultural revolution, biography, rock music, singing, archive footage. Directed by Tom O'Dell, it stars John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney. 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.
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