How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

The story of the Beatles' effect on the Soviet Union.

2009 · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · History, Documentary, Music

In August 1962, director Leslie Woodhead made a two-minute film in Liverpool's Cavern Club with a raw and unrecorded group of rockers called the Beatles. He arranged their first live TV appearances on a local show in Manchester and watched as the Fab Four phenomenon swept the world. Twenty-five years later while making films in Russia, Woodhead became aware of how, even though they were never able to play in the Soviet Union, the Beatles' legend had soaked into the lives of a generation of kids. This film meets the Soviet Beatles generation and hears their stories about how the Fab Four changed their lives, including Putin's deputy premier Sergei Ivanov, who explains how the Beatles helped him learn English and showed him another life. (Storyville)

Directed by Leslie Woodhead

Your Rating

Cast

Artemiy Troitskiy Self - Russian Rock Commentator
Leslie Woodhead Self - Narrator
George Martin Self
Kolya Vasin Self
Yury Pelyushonok Self
Stas Namin Self
Paul McCartney Self
Boris Grebenshchikov Self
Vladimir Pozner Self

Make it a double feature

2h 34m together

How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

9/11: The Day That Changed the World

Both from Leslie Woodhead.

More from Leslie WoodheadSee all →

Histoire Immédiate

Histoire Immédiate · 2011

Histoire Immédiate

SeriesDocumentary

9/11: The Day That Changed the World

9/11: The Day That Changed the World · 2011

9/11: The Day That Changed the World

MovieDocumentary

Ten years later, the events of September 11, 2001, still resonate - especially for the people who were in critical leadership positions on that fateful day. Hear intimate accounts from New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the chiefs of the NYPD and FDNY, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney and many others who found themselves at the center of the action. Unprecedented decisions. Unimaginable tragedy. This is the definitive story, from 6 am to midnight, of a day that changed the world.

Tony Bennett's New York

Tony Bennett's New York · 1996

Tony Bennett's New York

MovieDocumentary

Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yorker - takes a tour around his native city and the world of American music with reporter Reggie Nadelson.

Television

Television · 1985

SeriesDocumentary

Exhaustive 13-part survey of the television medium from its hesitant beginnings in the 1920s to the multi-million dollar extravaganzas of today and the cable and satellite technologies of the future [relative to 1985]. Tackling the medium as a worldwide phenomenon, the series examines each of the principal areas of programming - news, drama, documentaries, and light entertainment - and the unique impact of "live" coverage.

The Stones in the Park

The Stones in the Park · 1969

The Stones in the Park

MovieMusicDocumentary

There has never been a concert like it. There never could be again. It was July 5th 1969, two days after the death of guitarist Brian Jones, when half a million people gathered in Hyde Park to pay homage to the British group described as the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. They were The Rolling Stones. The Stones in the Park is a vivid record of this momentous occasion. .. Play List: 1. Midnight Rambler 2. Satisfaction 3. I'm Free 4. I'm Yours She's Mine 5. Jumping Jack Flash 6. Honky Tonk Woman 7. Love In Vain 8. Sympathy For The Devil

A Cry from the Grave

A Cry from the Grave · 1999

A Cry from the Grave

MovieDocumentary

Documentary about the fall of Srebrenica (Bosnian civil war, 1995). For a large part consisting of original video material shot by people involved themselves.

Storyville

Storyville · 1997

SeriesDocumentary

Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys. In true, unique, Storyville style, the new series promises to deliver the strand's usual eclectic mix of compelling stories from across the globe.

NOVA

SeriesDocumentary

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Diana: The Day Britain Cried

Diana: The Day Britain Cried · 2017

Diana: The Day Britain Cried

MovieDocumentary

Retrospective documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the funeral of Princess Diana narrated by Kate Winslet.

The Day Kennedy Died

The Day Kennedy Died · 2013

The Day Kennedy Died

MovieDocumentary

The doctor who tried to save him. The Secret Service agent who was seconds too late. The man wrongly accused of his murder. And the woman who unwittingly sheltered an assassin. The death of JFK has inspired thousands of books and debates over the last 50 years, but the stories of the people there on that day have gone largely untold...until now. Experience November 22, 1963 as it has never been presented before, in this minute-by-minute account of that day, narrated by Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, and brought to life through rarely seen footage and rarely heard testimonies.

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story · 1990

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

MovieDramaThriller

Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The Hunt For Bin Laden

The Hunt For Bin Laden · 2012

The Hunt For Bin Laden

MovieDocumentary

Witness the 20-year, billion-dollar hunt for the Al-Qaeda leader, as told by the main players who finally brought him down.

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things · 2019

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Ella Fitzgerald was a 15-year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Within months she was a star. Over the next six decades, her sublime voice would transform the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS retraces this extraordinary journey.

World in Action

World in Action · 1963

World in Action

SeriesNewsDocumentary

World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse · 1967

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

Children of Beslan

Children of Beslan · 2005

Children of Beslan

MovieDocumentary

On September 1, 2004, a group of heavily armed rebel extremists stormed into School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia. For three days, more than a thousand children and adults were held hostage in a sweltering gymnasium, denied food and water, and forced to keep their hands over their heads. The harrowing siege ended on September 3 with a series of explosions and a hail of gunfire that killed some 350 people - half of them children. In this film, the youngest survivors of Beslan tell their story.

More Like This

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd · 2006

The Good Shepherd

MovieDramaThriller

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War · 2007

Charlie Wilson's War

MovieComedyDrama

A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.

The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe · 1982

The Atomic Cafe

MovieDocumentaryHistory

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days · 2000

MovieHistoryThriller

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.

9th Company

9th Company · 2005

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter