In 1976, a unique film was released titled All This and World War II that featured covers of Beatles songs recorded by an amazing cast of music stars that accompanied archival World War II newsreel footage and clips from 1940s movies. Now, an updated version of the flick called The Beatles and World War II, featuring much of the same music set to a newly created movie that includes some different vintage clips.
Among the many famous musicians who contributed their talents to the project were Elton John, The Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Frankie Valli, Tina Turner, Helen Reddy, Jeff Lynne, Keith Moon, Peter Gabriel, Leo Sayer and David Essex. The new version of the movie was edited by veteran director Tony Palmer.
"The 2016 film is a completely new experience, much of it in HD. Yes, we have used some of the original tracks, but added a lot of new archive footage, some never seen before. In addition, I have often used totally different music."
Tony Palmer
