Movie: I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

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Billy Butler
Billy Butler

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Bernadette Byrne
Bernadette Byrne

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Frankie Connor
Frankie Connor

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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello

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Tony Crane
Tony Crane

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Paddy Delaney
Paddy Delaney

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Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd

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Brian Epstein
Brian Epstein

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2011-02-09

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    5

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    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.

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    English

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