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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.

2011 |0h 47m |  Documentary

Cast

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Pete Best

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Billy Butler

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Elvis Costello

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Ken Dodd

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Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

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Len Garry

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George Harrison

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John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

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Brian May

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Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

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Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

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Language

English

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