TY - GEN AU - Iain,Softley AU - Duprey,Marcelle AU - Stephen Dorff AU - Ian Hart AU - John White AU - Bernard Merrick AU - Nicholas Tennant AU - Finola Geraghty AU - Rob Spendlove AU - Charlie Caine AU - Jennifer Ehle AU - Gary Bakewell AU - Chris O'Neill AU - Frieda Kelly AU - Scot Williams AU - Paul Humpoletz TI - Backbeat AV - DVD 004217 PY - 1994/// CY - UK PB - Channel Four Films KW - Biography KW - Drama KW - Music N1 - He Had To Choose Between His Best Friend... The Woman He Loved... And The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band In the World. N2 - A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of the Beatles' early history.; A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany UR - http://imdb.com/title/tt0106339 ER -