I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)

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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.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Piper
  • Profile picture of Pete Best
    Self Pete Best
  • Profile picture of Elvis Costello
    Self (archive footage) Elvis Costello
  • Profile picture of Ken Dodd
    Self Ken Dodd
  • Profile picture of Brian Epstein
    Self (archive footage) Brian Epstein
  • Profile picture of Len Garry
    Self Len Garry
  • Profile picture of George Harrison
    Self (archive footage) George Harrison
  • Profile picture of John Lennon
    Self (archive footage) John Lennon
  • Profile picture of Brian May
    Self Brian May

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