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Main Films

1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
2. Help! (1965)
3. Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
4. Yellow Submarine (1968)
5. Let It Be (1970)
6. The Beatles Anthology (1996)

Other films

1. How I Won the War (Petersham Films, 1966) - anti-war film directed and produced by Richard Lester, featuring John Lennon.
2. The Family Way (Jambox Films, 1967) - the film's music is composed by Paul McCartney.
3. Candy (Selmur Pictures, Dear Film, Films Corona, Technicolor) - film featuring Ringo Starr.
4. Wonderwall (Alan Clore Films, 1968) - the film's music is composed by George Harrison, and the film's soundtrack album was the first LP to be released on Apple Records.
5. The Magic Christian (Grand Films) - film featuring Ringo in it. Also, Paul has composed a song on the film's soundtrack album, "Come and Get It".
6. Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) - Paul McCartney's film with his music.
   

 

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

A United Artists release
Walter Shenson-Subafilms Production

UK Premiere 6 July, 1964
US Premiere 12 August, 1964

Running time 85 minutes

CAST

John Lennon - John
Paul McCartney - Paul
George Harrison - George
Ringo Starr - Ringo
Wilfred Brambell - Grandfather
Norman Rossington - Norm
John Junkin - Shake
Victor Spinetti - Television Director
Kenneth Haigh - Shrit Advertising Man
Anna Quayle - Millie
Deryck Vernon - Police Sergeant
Richard Vernon - Pompous Traveller
Michael Trubshawe - Club Manager
Eddie Malin- Waiter
Bridget Armstrong
Roger Avon
Lionel Blair
John Bluthal
Patti Boyd

CREDITS

Director Richard Lester
Production Company Proscenium Films
Producer Walter Shenson
Associate Producer Denis O'Bell
Assistant Director John D. Merriman
Scriptwriter Alun Owen
Photography Gilbert Taylor
Editor John Jympson
Act Director Ray Simm
Songs John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Music Director George Martin
Costumes Julie Harris
Titles Robert Freeman
Sound Recording H.L. Bird, Stephen Dalby

 

HELP!

A United Artist release
A Walter Shenson-Subafilms Production
Eastmancolor

UK Premiere 29 July, 1965

Running time 92 mintues

CAST

John Lennon - John
Paul McCartney - Paul
George Harrison - George
Ringo Starr - Ringo
Leo McKern - Clang
Eleanor Bron - Ahme
Victor Spinetti - Foot
Roy Kinnear - Algernon
Patrick Cargill - Superintendent
John Bluthal - Blutha
Alfie Bass - Doorman at Restaurant
Warren Mitchell - Abdul
Peter Copley - Jeweller
Bruce Lacey - Lawn Mover
Mal Evans - Channel Swimmer

CREDITS

Director Richard Lester
Production Company Walter Shenson Films, Subafilms
Producer Walter Shenson
Production Manager John Pellatt
Assistant Director Clive Reed
Story Marc Behm
Scriptwriter Marc Behm, Charles Wood
Photography David Watkin
Colour Consultant and Titles Robert Freeman
Editor John Victor Smith
Art Director Ray Simm
Songs John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Music Director Ken Thorne
Music Editor Barrie Vince
Costumes Julie Harris, Dinah Greet, Arthur Newman
Sound H.L. Bird, Stephen Dalby, Don Challis, Bill Blunden

 

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR

Apple Films

Running time 55 mintues

CAST

John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Ivor Cutler - Buster Bloodvessel
Jessie Robbins - Aunt Jessie
Nat Jackley - Happy Nat the Rubber Man
Victor Spinetti - Army Recruitment Sergeant
The Bonzo Dog
Doo-Dah Band
Jan Carson - The Stripper
Derek Royale - Jolly Jimmy Johnson, the Courier
George Caydon - Little George, the Photographer
Mandy West
Mal Evans
Shirley

CREDITS

Director the Beatles
Prodcution Company Apple Films
Producer the Beatles

 

YELLOW SUBMARINE

A United Artist Release
King Features Entertainment

UK Premiere 17 July, 1968
US Premiere 13 November, 1968

Running time 87 minutes

CAST

John Clive - voice of John
Geoffrey Hughes - voice of Paul
Paul Angelus - voice of Ringo, Chief Blue Meani
Dick Emery - voice of Lord Mayor, Boob
Lance Percival - voice

CREDITS

Director George Dunning
Production Companies King Features Entertainment, Subafilms, Apple Films, TV Cartoons
Producer Al Brodax
Associate Producer Mary Ellen Stewart
Production Supervisor John Coates
Scriptwriter Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn, Erich Segal
Original Story Lee Minoff
Original Songs John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Original Score George Martin
Cinematography John Williams
Animation Directors Jack Stokes,Bob Balser
Animations Allan Ball, Hester Coblentz, Rich Cox, Arthur Cuthbert, Cam Ford, Ann Jolliffe, Tom Halley, Jim Hiltz, Arthur Humberstone, Reg Lodge, Terry Moesker, Mike Pocock, Edric Radage, Mike Stuart
Special Effect Animator Chris Cannter
Head Checkers Helen Jones, Margaret Geddes, Janet Hosie, Corona Mayer
Background Alison De Vere
Background Edited Millie McMillan, Brian J. Bishop
Designers Heinz Edelman, John Cramer, Gordon Harrison
Special Effects Charles Jenkins
Sound Donald Cohen, Ken Rolls

 

LET IT BE

Apple Films

A TV special played in 1970. Originally, it was entitled as Get Back, showing the Beatles rehearsing, jamming and performing for their new songs. This is the only docutmentary film released officially and was then changed its name to Let It Be. It marks the ending of the career of the Beatles.

 

THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY

Apple Films

Part of the Beatles Anthology project, it was first played on TV for a 6-part one-hour miniseries about the career of the Beatles told by the Beatles themselves, then released as a ten-hour video set, includeing the bootleg that have never seen before. The TV series includes the premire of their two new songs, Free As A Bird (track from Anthology 1) and Real Love (track from Anthology 2). This video series has won the 1996 Grammy Awards for "Best Music Video, Long Form". The Beatles has, as Paul said at the end of the video, united for some how, some way.

CREDITS

Executive Producer Neil Aspinall
Producer Chips Chipperfield
Director Geoff Wonfor
Series Director, Writer Bob Smeaton
Editor Andy Matthews
Production Manager Bryony Cranstoun
Introduction Derek Taylor
Design, Art Direction Richard Ward, the Team
Cover Concept Klaus Voorman
Cover Painting Klaus Voorman, Alfons Kiefer