I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

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.

5.0 /10 3 votes
February 9, 2011 47m Released

Storyline

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.

Key Information

Director John Piper
Studio ITV
Rating 5.0/10
Language EN

Photos

Cast & Crew

Pete Best

Pete Best

Self

Bernadette Byrne

Self

Frankie Connor

Self

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)

Tony Crane

Self

Paddy Delaney

Self

Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd

Self

Brian Epstein

Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

Len Garry

Len Garry

Self

Dave Gore

Self

Mike Gregory

Self

Carol Haigh

Self

Frequently Asked Questions

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern was released on February 9, 2011.

The runtime of I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern is 47m.

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern is a Documentary movie.

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern has a rating of 5.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern was directed by John Piper.

The main cast of I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern includes Pete Best, Bernadette Byrne, Frankie Connor.

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern is originally in English.