1970 · U.K.
The Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Peter Sellers, Peter Brown, Geoff Emerick, Mal Evans, Kevin Harrington, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, George Martin, Heather McCartney, Linda McCartney, Billy Preston, Maureen Starkey, Derek Taylor.
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Let It Be is a 1970 British documentary film starring the Beatles and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The film documents the group rehearsing and recording songs for their twelfth and final studio album Let It Be, in January 1969. The film includes an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last public performance. Released just after the album in May 1970, Let It Be is the final original Beatles release.
ReplyDeleteThe film was originally planned as a television documentary which would accompany a concert broadcast. When plans for a broadcast were dropped, the project became a feature film. Although the film does not dwell on the dissension within the group at the time, it provides some glimpses into the dynamics that would lead to their break-up. Following the film's release, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr collectively won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.
Let It Be has not been officially available on home video since the 1980s, although original and bootleg copies of the film still circulate, while early attempts to release the film on DVD and Blu-ray did not come to fruition. Another documentary film using the footage filmed for Let It Be is directed by Peter Jackson and titled The Beatles: Get Back, originally to be released in September 2020, followed by a remastered re-release of Let It Be. The release of The Beatles: Get Back has now been postponed until August 27, 2021.
The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
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