MOVIE · 2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Documentary137 min

Ron Howard’s documentary follows the Beatles from the Cavern Club in Liverpool to the height of Beatlemania, tracing how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr became a worldwide phenomenon between 1962 and 1966. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appear alongside archival footage of Lennon and Harrison, with clips and interviews that place the band’s music, touring schedule, and public image in the middle of a fast-changing pop culture moment. As the crowds grow larger and the pressure around them intensifies, the film tracks the strain of nonstop fame and the turning point that pushed the group away from the road.