Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
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Trailer
Backbeat (1994) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
Cast
Stephen Dorff
Stuart Sutcliffe
Ian Hart
John Lennon
Sheryl Lee
Astrid Kirchherr
Gary Bakewell
Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill
George Harrison
Scot Williams
Pete Best
Paul Duckworth
Ringo Starr
Kai Wiesinger
Klaus Voormann
Jennifer Ehle
Cynthia Powell
Rob Spendlove
Arthur Ballard
Wolf Kahler
Bert Kaempfert
James Doherty
Tony Sheridan
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