 More On The Film & Alan G Parker 



 From the Emmy nominated director of
 
  Monty Python: Almost The Truth
 
 ,
 
  Alan G. Parker
 
  (Rebel Truce: The Story of The Clash, Hello Quo, Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Who Killed Nancy)
 
 and produced by
 
  Reynold D’Silva
 
 and
 
  Alexa Morris
 
 , the film features incredible rare archival footage unseen since the 1960s. The film also features rare interviews with The Beatles’ original drummer
 
  Pete Best
 
 , John Lennon’s sister
 
  Julia Baird
 
 , Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein’s secretary
 
  Barbara O’Donnell, Steve Diggle
 
 of the Buzzcocks, Beatles associate
 
  Tony Bramwell,
 
 Pattie Boyd’s sister
 
  Jenny Boyd
 
 ,
 
  Hunter Davies, Simon Napier-Bell, Ray Connolly, Bill Harry, Philip Norman, Steve Turner, Andy Peebles, Freda Kelly
 
 and
 
  The Merseybeats
 
 .



   IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY! THE BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER & BEYOND
  
 examines the year 1967, the year that would arguably be the most crucial in the band’s career, a year in which they stopped being the world’s number one touring band and instead became the world’s most innovative recording artists, pushing the boundaries of what could be achieved in the studio. Unable to hear themselves perform and mired by controversy, the band decided to stop touring in August 1966. What followed was a period of extreme creativity and rebirth during which they embraced Swinging London, the ‘avant-garde’, LSD and the advent of the Summer Of Love. The result was the creation of their new alter ego, Sgt. Pepper, with the desire to create a pop music first, the concept album.



 A devoted fan since the age of nine, the film’s director
 
  Alan G. Parker
 
 has set out to explore this period by filming interviews with former employees, fellow musicians, family member and journalists, all of whom were there at the time. These stories are in turn supported by a vast array of impressive archival footage, much of it not seen since first transmission. The result is a detailed examination of why the band stopped touring, how the album was conceived and its recording at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, its lyrics, the creation of its sleeve and finally its release. All this is set against a background of the band’s changing relationship with their manager, Brian Epstein and the tragedy of his death, the creation of Apple and the powerful influence of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.



 Trailer:
 
  https://www.youtube.c
  
   om/watch?v=n2uUckwL6oo
  
 
 IMDb:
 
  http://www.imdb.com/titl
  
   e/tt6440916
  
 
 Alan G. Parker (Director IMDb):
 
  http://www.imdb.com/nam
  
   e/nm2569672
  
 

More On The Film &amp; Alan G Parker 


 From the Emmy nominated director of
 
 Monty Python: Almost The Truth
 
 ,
 
 Alan G. Parker
 
 
 (Rebel Truce: The Story of The Clash, Hello Quo, Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Who Killed Nancy)
 
 and produced by
 
 Reynold D’Silva
 
 and
 
 Alexa Morris
 
 , the film features incredible rare archival footage unseen since the 1960s. The film also features rare interviews with The Beatles’ original drummer
 
 Pete Best
 
 , John Lennon’s sister
 
 Julia Baird
 
 , Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein’s secretary
 
 Barbara O’Donnell, Steve Diggle
 
 of the Buzzcocks, Beatles associate
 
 Tony Bramwell,
 
 Pattie Boyd’s sister
 
 Jenny Boyd
 
 ,
 
 Hunter Davies, Simon Napier-Bell, Ray Connolly, Bill Harry, Philip Norman, Steve Turner, Andy Peebles, Freda Kelly
 
 and
 
 The Merseybeats
 
 .


 
 
 IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY! THE BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER &amp; BEYOND
 
 
 
 
 examines the year 1967, the year that would arguably be the most crucial in the band’s career, a year in which they stopped being the world’s number one touring band and instead became the world’s most innovative recording artists, pushing the boundaries of what could be achieved in the studio. Unable to hear themselves perform and mired by controversy, the band decided to stop touring in August 1966. What followed was a period of extreme creativity and rebirth during which they embraced Swinging London, the ‘avant-garde’, LSD and the advent of the Summer Of Love. The result was the creation of their new alter ego, Sgt. Pepper, with the desire to create a pop music first, the concept album.


 A devoted fan since the age of nine, the film’s director
 
 Alan G. Parker
 
 has set out to explore this period by filming interviews with former employees, fellow musicians, family member and journalists, all of whom were there at the time. These stories are in turn supported by a vast array of impressive archival footage, much of it not seen since first transmission. The result is a detailed examination of why the band stopped touring, how the album was conceived and its recording at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, its lyrics, the creation of its sleeve and finally its release. All this is set against a background of the band’s changing relationship with their manager, Brian Epstein and the tragedy of his death, the creation of Apple and the powerful influence of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.


 Trailer:
 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2uUckwL6oo">
 https://www.youtube.c
 
 om/watch?v=n2uUckwL6oo
 
 </a>
 IMDb:
 <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6440916">
 http://www.imdb.com/titl
 
 e/tt6440916
 
 </a>
 Alan G. Parker (Director IMDb):
 <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569672">
 http://www.imdb.com/nam
 
 e/nm2569672
 
 </a>

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