Product Details

• Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: October 2, 2007
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000SQFC4K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,542 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

By 1966 the Beatles had played over 1400 gigs, released 15 Number 1 singles, made 7 albums, toured the world 4 times and sold the equivalent of 200 million records. At the height of their popularity, without warning, they pulled the plug. They would never tour again. Previously unseen archive footage, photographs, personal home movies and interviews with those who accompanied the Beatles on tour tell the inside story of Beatlemania, its rise and fall. Touching and intimate, it's a story of chaos and comedy, of death threats, plane crashes, diplomatic wrangles, and ultimately disillusionment.
Running Time: 50 min.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Dark Side of Beatlemania, March 12, 2008

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unseen Beatles (DVD)

"The Unseen Beatles" is a fascinating look at the group's chaotic touring history during 1963-66. After viewing this BBC documentary, one understands why the Fab Four spent their remaining years as a studio band. Featuring several first-person accounts and some rare footage (including home movies from the final concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park), the overall film reveals a darker, more harrowing portrait of Beatlemania - the flip side of "A Hard Day's Night."

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only if You're an Obsessive Beatle Fan, October 27, 2007

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Daniel Eickmann (Daly City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unseen Beatles (DVD)

If you simply must buy anything with the words "The Beatles" on it because you're an obsessive Beatle fan, then buy The Unseen Beatles. Otherwise, don't waste your time and money.

There is indeed some "rare and previously unseen footage" in this DVD, but it struck me that it was "previously unseen" because whoever took it or considered it for air time realized it didn't inform or entertain very much. It didn't add anything new to our knowledge of The Beatles, their history or artistic significance.

As one of the aforementioned obsessive Beatle fans, I didn't learn anything new or gain any further insights into them. "The Beatles Anthology" video would tell this story (plus the story of the rest of their career) just as well or better, and from The Beatles' perspective.

For a more objective, outsider's perspective, I recommend two excellent books: the very enjoyable "Shout" by Philip Norman, and "The Beatles: The Biography" by Bob Spitz, which is well-researched, unflaggingly honest, and thoroughly detailed.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Unseen Beatles, December 2, 2007

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Anne White "Annie White Beatles Bird:" (dothan, al United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unseen Beatles (DVD)

If you are a true Beatles Fan you will like this.
It has some great black and white footage and some really cute scences with the "Fab Four".
It is not the Best DVD on the lads I have ever seen and trust me I have lots of them in my Beatles collection of VHS and DVD's, but it is worth having. it is done well and it is very Clear. I really liked adding it to my Collection.

luvmusic
12/02/07