The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, released in 1991, is a re-edited version of the 1964 16mm documentary What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. by Albert and David Maysles.
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 DVD cover of The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit | |
| Directed by | Albert and David Maysles |
| Produced by | Stanley Hirson |
| Starring | John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr Ed Sullivan Murray The K |
| Distributed by | MPI Home Video (1991) Apple Films (2004) |
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Running time | 83 mins |
| Language | English |
Both versions follow the Beatles on their first trip to the United States as they travel to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach. Most of the non-musical footage is of the Beatles in hotel rooms, often acting irreverently in front of the camera.
The new version is directed by Kathy Dougherty, Susan Froemke, and the Maysles.[1] It is 83 minutes long, two minutes longer than the original.[2][1] Among other changes, it adds 22 minutes[3] of the Beatles' live recorded performances on The Ed Sullivan Show and removes several scenes with Brian Epstein.[4]
The original film premiered on 13 November 1964 as a special episode of the CBS variety series The Entertainers. It is still shown at various festivals, such as Silverdocs in 2008,[5] and was shown at a special screening at the Maysles Cinema in New York on 18 November 2011 in honor of Albert Maysles' 85th birthday.[6]
Track listing
editThe Ed Sullivan Show (NYC #1)
editThe Washington Coliseum Concert
editThe Ed Sullivan Show (Miami)
editThe Ed Sullivan Show (NYC #2)
editIn addition to the live performances, the movie also features some Beatles studio recordings—"She Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Love Me Do", "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "It Won't Be Long"—and other recordings such as "Navy Blue" by Diane Renay and "Pride and Joy" by Marvin Gaye.
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 7,500^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (Video 1991) - IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ IMDb: Duration of "What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A." Retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ Retrieved from the film
- ^ The Huffington Post 14 July 2007, David Haber: "Mods And Rockers Festival: Really With The Beatles" Retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ Silverdocs 2008: What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. Retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ Egotripland: "A Special Screening of What’s Happening! The Beatles in the USA" Retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.