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Feature film — 2011

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

5.00h 47mDocumentary

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.

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Director: John Piper

On screen

Cast & crew

Pete Best as Self

Pete Best

Self

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Bernadette Byrne

Self

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Frankie Connor

Self

Elvis Costello as Self (archive footage)

Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)

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Tony Crane

Self

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Paddy Delaney

Self

Ken Dodd as Self

Ken Dodd

Self

Brian Epstein as Self (archive footage)

Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

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Len Garry

Self

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Dave Gore

Self

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Mike Gregory

Self

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Carol Haigh

Self

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