Let It Be

Name: Let It Be
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: May 13, 1970
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Geoff Emerick, George Harrison, John Lennon, Kevin Harrington, Mal Evans

1970

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United Artists | Release Date: May 13, 1970 | G

Starring: Geoff Emerick, George Harrison, John Lennon, Kevin Harrington, Mal Evans, Paul McCartney, Peter Brown, Peter Sellers, The Beatles

Summary: The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.

Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: G

Runtime: 81 min

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Phil Hall

In many ways, Let it Be is the best Beatles film of all since they are not playing the Beatles but rather are being themselves. Read full review

Liz Shannon Miller

Get Back is the history. Let It Be is a poem. [2024 Restored Version] Read full review

NME Mark Beaumont

There may not be a more punk rock bit of film on earth than George being told the police were on the roof to shut them down, and casually turning his amp back on. For that alone, for all its whitewashing and line-toeing, Let It Be remains a staggering watch. [2024 Restored Version] Read full review

Dave Kehr

Sanitized it may well be, but agonizing nonetheless—it's a domestic squabble that somehow touches history. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Filmed as the Beatles were crumbling under the weight of their own legend, LET IT BE is a milder film than its reputation suggests. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

It’s fascinating to return to this movie after many years. [2024 Restored Version] Read full review

The Observer (UK) Tony Palmer

The film is a bore. It's supposed to show how the Beatles work, but it doesn't. Shot without any design, clumsily edited, uninformative and naive, it would have destroyed a lesser group. Read full review

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MattyIce34

Oct 19, 2021

Great fun for fans of the Fan Four, though sure it will be deemed irrelevant once Peter Jackson’s Get Back comes out…

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