Imagine: John Lennon

"Discover John... the angry youth, the musician, the radical, the husband, the father, the lover, the idealist... through his own words"

1988 1h 40m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 90

DocumentaryMusic

Synopsis

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The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.

“Discover John... the angry youth, the musician, the radical, the husband, the father, the lover, the idealist... through his own words”

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Cast

John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono
Self
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self
Phil Spector
Self (archive footage)
Cynthia Lennon
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Solt
Writers: Andrew Solt, Sam Egan
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Discover John... the angry youth, the musician, the radical, the husband, the father, the lover, the idealist... through his own words".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Andrew Solt directs. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4John Lennon and Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Discover John... the angry youth, the musician, the radical, the husband, the father, the lover, the idealist... through his own words".
6IMDB entry: tt0095360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "musician", "archive footage", "rock singer", "mass media".