Let It Be (1970 film)

Let It Be
US film poster
Directed by	Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Produced by	Neil Aspinall
Starring	The Beatles
Cinematography	Anthony B. Richmond
Edited by	Tony Lenny
Music by	John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr
Production companies	Apple Films ABKCO Industries
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	13 May 1970 (1970-05-13) (New York City) 20 May 1970 (1970-05-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Let It Be is a 1970 British documentary film starring the Beatles and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The film documents the group's rehearsing and recording songs in January 1969 for what was to become their twelfth and final studio album Let It Be. The film ends with an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last public performance together.

The film was originally planned as a television documentary that would accompany a concert broadcast. When plans for the concert were dropped, the project became a feature film production. Although Let It Be does not dwell on the dissension within the Beatles at the time, it provides some glimpses into the dynamics that would lead to their break-up. After the film's release, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Footage filmed for Let It Be was later restored and re-edited for Peter Jackson's 2021 documentary The Beatles: Get Back.

Let It Be had not been officially available on home video since the 1980s, although bootleg copies of the film still circulated. While attempts to release the film on DVD and Blu-ray have not come to fruition,^[1] a restored 4K version of the film was made available to stream on Disney+ for the first time on 8 May 2024.^[2][3]