«The band you know. The story you don't.»

  
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 01:45:45 + 02:39:44


 

               

Technical Specs
Blu-ray
BD-25 Single-Layer Disc
BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc
2-Disc Set

Video Resolution/Codec
1080p/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)
1.78:1

Audio Formats
English DTS-HD MA 5.1 (48 kHz / 3572 kbps / 24-bit)
English Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English LPCM 2.0 (48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit)
English LPCM 2.0 (48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit)

Subtitles/Captions
English
Dutch
French
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian

Supplements
• BD#1: The Beatles - Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (The movie)
• BD#2:
- Words & Music (24 mins)
John, Paul, George & Ringo reflect on songwriting and the influence of music from their parents’ generation, Lennon/McCartney writing for other artists, The Beatles as individual musicians, and the band as innovators.  Also featuring Howard Goodall, Peter Asher, Simon Schama and Elvis Costello.  The interviews with Paul and Ringo are unseen.
- Early Clues To A New Direction (18 mins)
A special feature touching on The Beatles as a collective, the importance of humour, the impact of women on their early lives and songwriting, and the band as a musical movement. Featuring John, Paul, George & Ringo, along with Paul Greengrass, Stephen Stark, Peter Asher, Malcolm Gladwell, Sigourney Weaver, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Curtis, Elvis Costello and Simon Schama.  Again the interviews with Paul and Ringo are unseen.
- Liverpool (11 mins)
The early days in Liverpool of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s are brought vividly to life by those who worked closely with them at that time including fan club secretary Freda Kelly, Allan Williams an early manager, and Leslie Woodhead multi-award winning documentary film director.
- The Beatles in Concert (12 mins)
Five great but rarely seen full length performances of The Beatles live in concert – Twist and Shout, She Loves You, Can’t Buy Me Love, You Can’t Do That and Help!
- Additional features are:
  - Three Beatles’ Fans
  - Ronnie Spector and The Beatles
  - Shooting A Hard Day’s Night
  - The Beatles in Australia
  - Recollections of Shea Stadium
  - The Beatles in Japan
  - An alternative opening for the film