How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

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The story of the Beatles' effect on the Soviet Union.

Released September 06, 2009

Overview

In August 1962, director Leslie Woodhead made a two-minute film in Liverpool's Cavern Club with a raw and unrecorded group of rockers called the Beatles. He arranged their first live TV appearances on a local show in Manchester and watched as the Fab Four phenomenon swept the world. Twenty-five years later while making films in Russia, Woodhead became aware of how, even though they were never able to play in the Soviet Union, the Beatles' legend had soaked into the lives of a generation of kids. This film meets the Soviet Beatles generation and hears their stories about how the Fab Four changed their lives, including Putin's deputy premier Sergei Ivanov, who explains how the Beatles helped him learn English and showed him another life. (Storyville)

Runtime

1h 0m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Pусский (Russian)

Production Companies

  • logo for Blakeway Productions

    Blakeway Productions

    United States

  • logo for BBC

    BBC

    United States

  • logo for Thirteen

    Thirteen

    United States

  • logo for ARTE

    ARTE

    United States

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