Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked
Poster for Lennon Naked
Written byRobert Jones
Directed byEdmund Coulthard
Starring
Theme music composerDickon Hinchcliffe
John Lennon
The Beatles
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersEdmund Coulthard
Katherine Lannon
CinematographyMatt Gray
EditorPhilip Kloss
Running time82 minutes
Production companyBlast! Films
Original release
NetworkBBC Four
Release
  • 12 June 2010 (2010-06-12)
    (Japan)
  • 23 June 2010 (2010-06-23)
    (United Kingdom)
  • 21 November 2010 (2010-11-21)
    (United States)
  • 6 December 2010 (2010-12-06)
    (Norway)
  • 8 December 2010 (2010-12-08)
    (Italy)
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Lennon Naked is a 2010 television biographical film focusing on the life of John Lennon between 1967 and 1971.[1] It stars Christopher Eccleston as John Lennon and was directed by Edmund Coulthard.

The film was first broadcast on 23 June 2010 on BBC Four,[2] and received its US premiere on PBS on 21 November 2010 as part of Masterpiece Contemporary,[3] airing the day before the American Masters documentary LennoNYC, which begins where Lennon Naked ended.[4] The film premiered in Australia on 5 December 2010.

  1. ^ Geoghegan, Kev (24 February 2010). "Don't Let Me Down: Rise of the Rock Biopics". BBC News. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. ^ Dean, Will (23 June 2010). "Six To Watch: The Beatles on TV — From the Fabulous Anthology to the Preposterous In My Life, the Fab Four Have Featured in Numerous Entertaining TV Shows". TV & Radio Blog. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ^ Staff writer (n.d.). "Lennon Naked". Masterpiece Contemporary. Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  4. ^ "LENNONYC". American Masters. Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 22 November 2010.