The Beatles: A Celebration (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, The Beatles: A Celebration is a music and documentary film directed by Geoffrey Giuliano, running about 55 minutes.

What it’s about. Geoffrey Giuliano is a Beatleologist who has written lots of books about them ,notably an interesting Harrison biography (Harrison reportedly said: "this guy knows more about my life than I do").He appears in his movie,as some kind of tourist guide who takes the viewer to Abbey road,the roof-where-the-last-concert-took-place ,and the gates of Strawberry Fields. Most of the interviews come from the post-Beatles era: Pete Best (and Fred Seaman ) speaks of the savage days in Hamburg .There is a lot of unseen photographs although they are sometimes anachronistic : for instance,they are talking about the campaign for peace while showing pictures of Lennon with his second son Sean.

Who’s in it. The Beatles: A Celebration stars John Lennon as Self (archive footage), Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage), George Harrison as Self (archive footage) and Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage).

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Beatles: A Celebration page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Beatles: A Celebration tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.