Producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi have teamed for the new documentary on an upcoming documentary about the Beatles‘ legendary first trip to the United States, slated to stream exclusive on Disney+ starting Nov. 29.
According to Variety, ‘Beatles ’64’ will feature never-before-seen footage of the band at the height of Beatlemania The project comprises rare footage shot by documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles (which was restored in 4K by director Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post in New Zealand). It will also feature live performance clips from the Beatles’ debut American performance at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., as well as their iconic appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
A synopsis of the film reads: “On February 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived in New York City to unprecedented excitement and hysteria. From the instant they landed at Kennedy Airport, met by thousands of fans, Beatlemania swept New York and the entire country. Their thrilling debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show captivated more than 73 million viewers, the most watched television event of its time. Beatles ’64 presents the spectacle, but also tells a more intimate behind the scenes story, capturing the camaraderie of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they experienced unimaginable fame.”
Beatles ’64 will also include new interviews with surviving band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who are credited as producers in tandem with George Harrison’s widow Olivia, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son Sean, Margaret Bodde and Mikaela Beardsley. Jeff Jones and Rick Yorn are executive producers.
The documentary will be accompanied by the Nov. 22 release of all seven American Beatles albums in a vinyl reissue collection entitled The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono. Per Variety, the reissue will include 180-gram albums that have been out of print on vinyl since 1995, including Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track), Something New, The Beatles’ Story, Beatles ’65 and The Early Beatles.
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