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Ed Sullivan,
Ed Sullivan
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Susan Froemke,
Susan Froemke,
Albert Maysles,
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: Capitol
: Documentary, Music, Biographies, Documentary, Music
: 132 min.
: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian
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In February of 1964, Beatlemania began to spread to American shores with the first U.S. visit of John, Paul, George and Ringo to play a short American tour and make two appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Noted documentary filmmakers David and Albert Maysles had the presence of mind to realize there was a story here, and they followed The Beatles with their cameras throughout their first American adventure, capturing the magic of their music and the glorious madness that was Beatlemania. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| The Beatles backstage with the amazing Maysle Brothers
by marcelmarsyas
November 2, 2004 - 4:45 PM PST
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1 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| It's been 40 years and this event fully deserves to be revisited. Besides being an extremely valuable document, it's more illustration of the simple genius of the Maysle brothers as innovators in the direct, unobtrusive approach to filmmaking. The "extra" of Albert's commentary is almost as good as the final edit, be sure to watch it... As the Beatle performances now seem dated, it is important to note that it's not at all the most essential aspect of this film. |
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