No Hamburg No Beatles

No Hamburg No Beatles

55 mins | Documentary, Music | Dec. 6, 2024

“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.

No Hamburg No Beatles

55 mins | Documentary, Music | Dec. 6, 2024

No Hamburg No Beatles
“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.
Producers
Original title No Hamburg No Beatles
Directors Roger Appleton
Writers Roger Appleton

Cast

Frank McDonough

as Self

Winston Churchill

as Self (archive footage)

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)

Klaus Voormann

as Self

Brian Epstein

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Manfred Weissleder

as Self (archive footage)

Little Richard

as Self (archive footage)

George Martin

as Self (voice) (archive footage)