Let It Be

Let It Be (1970)

Timing: 1:21 (81 min)

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All about film

Video 6

Photo 7

Actors and characters

Release date

1970-05-13

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

ABKCO Films, Apple Corps

Genre

Documentary, Music

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Website

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/the-beatles-let-it-be/71Oc25GCtPny

Director

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Actors

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, George Martin, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Geoff Emerick, Mal Evans, Yoko Ono
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans, Allen Klein, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

Operator

Anthony B. Richmond

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Tony Lenny
All team (15)

• None of the Beatles attended the film premiere, as the band no longer existed as a unit.
• The first version of the film, overseen by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg and The Beatles themselves, was 3 hours and 30 minutes long. The film was then re-edited in the absence of John Lennon (1940-1980) and Yoko Ono. Much material about Lennon and Ono was removed from the film. The film's duration was reduced to 1 hour and 21 minutes, and this is the version that was released.
• The rooftop concert had to be stopped due to police intervention. The Beatles were very disappointed that they were simply asked to stop playing, rather than being taken to jail for disturbing the peace. According to Paul McCartney, "it would have been a fantastic finale."
• The reasons for releasing the film were primarily financial. The accountants at Apple Studios told the musicians that so much money had been poured into the film that they simply couldn't dismiss it – however much they might have wanted to. They convinced The Beatles that the film's release would help recoup these losses.
• The concert on the roof had to be interrupted due to police intervention. The Beatles were very disappointed that they were simply asked to stop playing, rather than being taken to jail for disturbing the peace. According to Paul McCartney, “it would have been a fantastic ending.”
• The reasons for releasing the film were primarily financial. Apple studio accountants told the musicians that so much money had been poured into the film that they simply couldn’t ignore it – no matter how much they wanted to. They convinced The Beatles that the film’s release would help recoup these losses.