BIRTH OF THE BEATLES (1979) - ♦♦

Directed by - Richard Marquand

Written by - John Kurland, Jacob Eskendar

Starring - Stephen MacKenna, Rob Culberston, John Altman

"This film traces the beginnings of The Beatles, from their early days in Liverpool through their time in Hamburg and their sudden rise to fame. 

The composition of The Birth of the Beatles is so naive that it makes it almost unwatcheable. The approach is very cold and the story, much like the screenplay, is far too rushed. Even the versions of the songs portrayed in this second rate TV movie are infinitely weak. 

What saves the film from being a disastrously disappointing biopic is the character’s dialogue that is quite witty and does not betray the general perception people have of the Beatles."

Biopic, USA