What's Happening
Brief Synopsis
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This film records the Beatles' first visit to the United States in February 1964. They are met on their arrival in New York by an enthusiastic crowd of adolescent fans. During a press conference, the group answers unimaginative questions facetiously. In New York City, they are interviewed by disc jo...
Cast & Crew
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Albert Maysles
Director
The Beatles
Ed Sullivan
Murray The K
Albert Maysles
Producer
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
Berkeley, California, opening: 1 Jan 1970
Production Company
Maysles Films
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
53m
Synopsis
This film records the Beatles' first visit to the United States in February 1964. They are met on their arrival in New York by an enthusiastic crowd of adolescent fans. During a press conference, the group answers unimaginative questions facetiously. In New York City, they are interviewed by disc jockey Murray the K and appear on Ed Sullivan's television show. After riding by train to a Washington, D. C., concert, the Beatles return to Great Britain. They are met at the London airport by another group of adolescent zealots.
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
Berkeley, California, opening: 1 Jan 1970
Production Company
Maysles Films
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
53m
Quotes
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Also known as What's Happening!-The Beatles in the U. S. A.
