I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

47min

Documentary

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.

Cast

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)
Brian Epstein

Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)
George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)
John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Release date

9th Feb 2011

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English