The Music of Lennon & McCartney

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

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1965-12-16

A 1965 British television special honouring the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was produced by Granada Television and aired on that network on 16 December 1965 before receiving a national broadcast the following evening. The programme mainly consisted of other artists miming to their recordings of the songs. The Beatles performed Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out, and Peter Sellers delivered a comedic interpretation of A Hard Day's Night, in the style of stage actor Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Richard III.

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A 1965 British television special honouring the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was produced by Granada Television and aired on that network on 16 December 1965 before receiving a national broadcast the following evening. The programme mainly consisted of other artists miming to their recordings of the songs. The Beatles performed Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out, and Peter Sellers delivered a comedic interpretation of A Hard Day's Night, in the style of stage actor Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Richard III.

Released

1965-12-16

Runtime

44

Director

Philip Casson

Budget

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Revenue

$0

Genres

Family

Comedy

Music

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Granada Television

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    John Lennon

    John Lennon
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    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney
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    George Harrison

    George Harrison
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    Ringo Starr

    Ringo Starr
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    Peter Sellers

    Peter Sellers
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    Lulu

    Lulu
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    Cilla Black

    Cilla Black
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    Henry Mancini

    Henry Mancini
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    Marianne Faithfull

    Marianne Faithfull
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    Billy J. Kramer

    Billy J. Kramer
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    Peter Asher

    Peter Asher
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    George Martin

    George Martin