Birth of the Beatles DVD 1979 (Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Remastered Extended European Version. Color. Starring: Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson, John Altman, David Wilkinson, Ryan Michael, Ray Ashcroft, Brian Jameson, Wendy Morgan, Nigel Havers, Alyson Spiro. Written by John Kurland and Jacob Eskendar. Directed by Richard Marquand. When young British musicians John Lennon (Stephen Mackenna) and Paul McCartney (Rod Culbertson) form a rock 'n' roll group, it morphs into the Beatles, with George Harrison (John Altman), Stu Sutcliffe (David Wilkinson) and Pete Best (Ryan Michael) rounding out the ensemble. Eager to play gigs, the band takes up residency in Hamburg and begins to hone its sound. Various events lead to a shake-up in personnel, and soon new recruit Ringo Starr (Ray Ashcroft) cements the lineup of the Fab Four. This is the rare remastered extended European version.
