

No Hamburg No Beatles
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“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

Frank McDonough
Self

Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)

John Lennon
Self (voice) (archive footage)

Paul McCartney
Self (voice) (archive footage)

Pete Best
Self

Rosie McGinnity
Self

Carol Phillips
Self

Allan Williams
Self

Ulf Krüger
Self

Howie Casey
Self

Ian Hines
Self (archive footage)

Barry Chang
Self

Stef Hempel
Self

Horst Fascher
Self

George Harrison
Self (voice) (archive footage)

Bruno Koschmider
Self (archive footage)

Gibson Kemp
Self

Jürgen Vollmer
Self

Peter Eckhorn
Self (archive footage)

The Shadows
Themselves

Chas Newby
Self

Dave Forshaw
Self

Tony Sheridan
Self (archive footage)

Klaus Voormann
Self

Astrid Kirchherr
Self

Brian Epstein
Self (voice) (archive footage)

Debbie Greenberg
Self

Manfred Weissleder
Self (archive footage)

Little Richard
Self (archive footage)
