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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)

0h 47m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

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.

Director: John Piper

Studio: ITV

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Pete Best

Pete Best

as Self

Bernadette Byrne

Bernadette Byrne

as Self

Frankie Connor

Frankie Connor

as Self

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Crane

Tony Crane

as Self

Paddy Delaney

Paddy Delaney

as Self