No Hamburg No Beatles

7.5

55 minutes

12/6/2024

Overview

“We were born in Liverpool but grew up in Hamburg” John Lennon. This feature documentary seeks to find the truth in those words. The long and winding road that the Beatles took to worldwide fame passed through Hamburg, Germany in the early 1960s. Only a couple of years before they became household names, the former “Quarrymen” were cutting their musical teeth on nightclub stages in Hamburg. In the 15 years after the end of WW2 Hamburg had become the vice capital of Europe. Its neon lit streets were home to sailors, prostitutes, drug dealers, gangs and low life. The group was still developing. At the time of their first Hamburg adventure, George Harrison, was only 17 years old. They were all still very young men, and their group was virtually unknown. By the time of their last German visit in 1966, the Beatles were a worldwide phenomenon.

Cast List

Frank McDonough
as Self
John Lennon
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Pete Best
as Self
Rosie McGinnity
as Self
Carol Phillips
as Self
Allan Williams
as Self
Ulf Krüger
as Self
Howie Casey
as Self
Ian Hines
as Self (archive footage)
Barry Chang
as Self
Stef Hempel
as Self
Horst Fascher
as Self
George Harrison
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Bruno Koschmider
as Self (archive footage)
Gibson Kemp
as Self
Jürgen Vollmer
as Self
Peter Eckhorn
as Self (archive footage)
The Shadows
as Themselves
Chas Newby
as Self
Dave Forshaw
as Self
Tony Sheridan
as Self (archive footage)
Astrid Kirchherr
as Self
Brian Epstein
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Debbie Greenberg
as Self
Manfred Weissleder
as Self (archive footage)
Little Richard
as Self (archive footage)
George Martin
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
as Self (archive footage)
Klaus Voormann
as Self