in His Life - The John Lennon Story - Complete movie - 2000 - English

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in His Life - The John Lennon Story ... Complete movie ... 2000 In His Life: The John Lennon Story Directed by David Carson Written by Michael O'Hara Starring Philip McQuillen, Blair Brown Release dates 3 December 2000 Running time 87 mins Country United Kingdom Language English Beginning in Liverpool in the 1950s, this movie concentrates on the early life of John Lennon (Philip McQuillen) as he struggles to become a successful musician in the embryonic stages of British rock and roll. Lennon goes on to form a number of bands, widening his local audience as he develops, before later joining with Stuart Sutcliffe (Lee Williams), George Harrison (Mark Rice-Oxley), Pete Best (Scot Williams), and Paul McCartney (Daniel McGowan) to form The Beatles. The band attract the attention of music promoter Brian Epstein (Jamie Glover) who engineers their success and fame. However, Sutcliffe and Best are both dropped from the band, to be replaced by Ringo Starr (Kristian Ealey). The film focuses on eight years of Lennon's youth, from age 16 to 23, from his teenage years living with his aunt Mimi Smith, to the early successes of the Beatles. It deals with Lennon's abandonment by his father, the double loss of his mother (first to another family and then to an accident), his introduction to McCartney at St. Peter's Church Hall, his courting and marriage to his first wife, Cynthia (Gillian Kearney), the loss of his best friend Sutcliffe, the birth of his son Julian, and the early popularity of the Beatles in Germany. It includes authentic Liverpudlian landmarks such as the actual house where Lennon grew up, St Peter's Church Hall (where he first met McCartney), the Liverpool Art College and Quarry Bank High School where Lennon was a student, as well as numerous musical venues where the young Beatles performed. Also shown are recreated scenes from the Quarrymen, the German era, and the Cavern Club performances. The film ends with the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Cast[edit] Philip McQuillan as John Lennon Blair Brown as Lennon's aunt, Mimi Smith Christine Kavanagh as Julia Lennon (Lennon's mother) Gillian Kearney as Cynthia (Lennon's first wife) Daniel McGowan as Paul McCartney Mark Rice-Oxley as George Harrison Lee Williams as Stuart Sutcliffe Jamie Glover as Brian Epstein (the Beatles' Manager) Kristian Ealey as Ringo Starr Scot Williams as Pete Best (the original drummer of the Beatles) Palina Jonsdottir as Astrid Kirchherr (Stuart Sutcliffe's German girlfriend) Michael Ryan as Rory Quinn Alex Cox as Bruno Koschmider Anthony Borrows as young John Lennon Paul Usher as Freddie Lennon Awards and nominations[edit] The film was nominated for an award in 2001 for "Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television", by the American Cinema Editors.