The Music of Lennon & McCartney
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
44 minutes
1965
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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.
Genres Family, Comedy, Music, Documentary
Stars John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Peter Sellers
Directors John Hamp, Philip Casson, Terry Pritchard
The Music of Lennon & McCartney