| Backbeat | |
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| Directed by | Iain Softley |
| Written by | Iain Softley Michael Thomas Stephen Ward |
| Produced by | Finola Dwyer Stephen Woolley |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Martin Walsh |
| Music by | Don Was |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (United Kingdom) Senator Film (Germany) |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Germany |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5.5 million (US/UK/Australia) |
Backbeat is a 1994 independent drama film directed by Iain Softley. It chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, West Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (Ian Hart), and also with Sutcliffe's German girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr (Sheryl Lee). It has subsequently been made into a stage production.