[rating=2]Starring: Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart
Director(s): Iain Softley
Writer(s): Iain Softley, Michael Thomas, Stephen Ward

The story of the Beatles is probably one of the most often examined tales in rock and roll history. Yet throughout that history, one story was left behind, as it happened before they became famous.
Stuart Sutcliff was the band’s first bass guitarist, and left the band shortly before they rocketed to stardom. But before he could witness just how famous his former bandmates would become, Sutcliff died of a massive brain hemorrhage.
For the first time his story was told in 1993’s Backbeat, a somewhat slow but interesting film. This isn’t really a great film, nor is it the pseudo-bio pic of the Beatles that one might expect from it. The story is about Sutcliff, his love affair with a German photographer, and his friendship with John Lennon.
Read more‘Backbeat’ tells little known story of the Beatles and original bandmate, Stuart Sutcliff