Genres
Family , Comedy , Music , Documentary
Duration
44 min
Director
Philip Casson
Rating
Rating not available
Release Date
December 16, 1965
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
Original title: The Music of Lennon & McCartney
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A 1965 British television special honouring the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was produced by Granada Television and aired on that network on 16 December 1965 before receiving a national broadcast the following evening. The programme mainly consisted of other artists miming to their recordings of the songs. The Beatles performed Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out, and Peter Sellers delivered a comedic interpretation of A Hard Day's Night, in the style of stage actor Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Richard III.
The Music of Lennon & McCartney cast
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John Lennon
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Paul McCartney
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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George Harrison
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Ringo Starr
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Peter Sellers
Character:
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Lulu
Character:
Self
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Cilla Black
Character:
Self
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Henry Mancini
Character:
Self
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Marianne Faithfull
Character:
Self (as Marianne Faithful)
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Billy J. Kramer
Character:
Self (as The Dakotas)
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Peter Asher
Character:
Self
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George Martin
Character:
Self
