I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

Name: I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Director: John Piper
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011
Rating: 5
Cast: Pete Best, Bernadette Byrne, Frankie Connor, Elvis Costello, Tony Crane

"I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands."

5/10

2011

0h 47m

Documentary

Overview

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.