[2016-05-13] "The Beatles And World War II" DVD

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:00 pm

Description
Take a group of some of the most famous solo artists of the 70s - Elton John; Tina Turner; The Four Seasons; The Bee Gees; Peter Gabriel; Bryan Ferry; Rod Stewart; David Essex; Leo Sayer; Keith Moon; Helen Reddy; Status Quo; Jeff Lynne & Frankie Valli; get them to sing cover versions of some of the most famous Beatles songs ever written; add a considerable dollop of documentary footage of the Second World War telling the story of that epic encounter, AND... what do you have? The Beatles & World War II !! Sound crazy? It is. But enormously entertaining, and occasionally quite chilling. DVD NTSC Region 0.

Tracklist
1. Greensleeves - Arr. Vaughan Williams
2. The Fool on the Hill - Helen Reddy
3. Yesterday - David Essex
4. The Long and Winding Road - Leo Sayer
5. I Am the Walrus - Leo Sayer
6. Come Together - Tina Turner
7. Shostakovich 11th Symphony
8. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Frankie Laine
9. She's Leaving Home - Bryan Ferry
10. Let It Be - Leo Sayer
11. Getting Better - Status Quo
12. Help! - Henry Gross
13. Nowhere Man - Jeff Lynne
14. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
15. With a Little Help from My Friends - Jeff Lynne
16. Strawberry Fields Forever - Peter Gabriel
17. Get Back - Rod Stewart
18. A Day in the Life - Frankie Valli
19. Shostakovich 11th Symphony
20. Michelle - Richard Cocciante
21. The Long and Winding Road - Leo Sayer
22. When I'm Sixty-Four - Keith Moon
23. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight - the Bee Gees
24. Hey Jude - the Brothers Johnson
25. Shostakovich 4th Symphony
26. Yesterday - David Essex

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DM592T4/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:07 pm

The above is a DVD release of the 1976 movie All This And World War II, renamed to draw attention to the Beatles covers that are used for background music throughout. There was also a soundtrack double album which was released on CD last year: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=91095

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

I haven't seen this since my college days, but I remember it as being really awful.

I assume it's been out of circulation for the past 4 decades.

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:49 pm

An old print of the theatrical trailer has been on YouTube for a while:

I assume the DVD will be in better quality (and widescreen), but this trailer does give a good idea of what the movie is like.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

You'd have to be high as a kite to even begin to watch that! :shock:

Andrew Kneath · 25 Aug 2004

I watched this on TV many years ago (no, I was not high!) but I had completely forgotten there were movie clips in it. (I only remembered the actual wartime footage.)

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Jimbo wrote:

I haven't seen this since my college days, but I remember it as being really awful.

I assume it's been out of circulation for the past 4 decades.

That's my memory also.

[2016-05-13] "The Beatles And World War II" DVD

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