Brian Epstein - Inside The Fifth Beatle | 
| Actors: Brian Epstein, The Beatles, John Lennon
Studio: PASSPORT VIDEO
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 118853
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
UPC: 025493156997
EAN: 0025493156997
ASIN: B0001NIUW6
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: June 8, 2004
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Description
We all know about the Fab Four, but what about the very-private visionary who made John, Paul, George and Ringo into household names? Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle takes a very personal, in-depth look at this complex personality. For the first time, the remarkable life of the man who discovered the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, and numerous other pop-rock acts is told by the people who knew and worked with him, as well as newsreel footage, TV clips, and rare interviews with Epstein himself. Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle also provides revealing insight into Brian's then-scandalous homosexuality and his ultimately tragic tendency to isolate rather than seeking the company of friends.
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 A Really Cool Look at Epstein July 2, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
There isn't a lot of material on Brian Epstein out there and some of the newsreel footage is pretty cheesy, but this is a really interesting look at him, with some personal stories from people like his assistant Alistair Taylor and John's sister. It's worth checking out even if you don't get to hear Beatles music and the quality of the movie clips is all over the map.
just a few things about Brian Epstein September 22, 2005
Georgios K. Baritakis (athens, Greece)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
i was excited to see that a DVD is out with the story of the fifth Beatle.i had seen a BBC documentary based on Debbie Gellers book "the Brian Epstein story" and it was really fantastic. unfortunately this one on sale here is not as complete as the other -not in sale- documentary.the reasons are:
not any Bealte is interviewed, the production is a little "poorish", and it just doesnt tells the full story.
i gave 4 stars because this is the only DVD opportunity for those who like to have something about Brians life.
i really wish that the BBC documentary will soon go on sale.
this one is for only die hard Brian Epstein fans. dont miss it if you love the fifth Beatle.
 Good, If You're a Beatle Collector September 6, 2008
Lost in L.A. (Los Angeles, CA USA)
If you don't know much about Brian Epstein's central involvement with the Beatles, than this is a good & lively introduction. But if you know a lot him, and them, there's not much new here. Good for collectors, I'd say, but it breaks no new ground.
the empresario, almost like Diaghilev! April 21, 2005
Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's silly to call Epstein "the First Beatle." He never played with them; he was just their manager. Would anybody call Culture Club's manager a first member? Would the Eurythmics' manager have been a third member? No.
Besides that, this documentary was generally good. When one hears that Epstein faced homophobia and anti-Semitism, struggled with alcoholism and gambling, and committed suicide, one might deem him tragic. However, in this documentary, he is revealed to be polished and innovative. Along with Jean Genet, Billy Strayhorn, Bayard Rustin, and many others, Epstein is a gay man who backed up some of the most important straight men in history. Musicians of that era openly admit their debt to him. For those how love mod fashions and black-and-white "American Bandstand"-like shows, you will love the images here.
This documentary is filled with British individuals with stereotypically "bad" teeth. Even Epstein did not have a nice set of chompers. There have been documentaries where Paul McCartney addressed whether he and John Lennon were ever lovers, but no Beatle is interviewed currently for this work. That is a grave disappointment, and a possible sign of a lack of gratitude. This film does dismiss rumors that Epstein loved Lennon. Thus, the film "The Hours and Times" may be incorrect, or purposely ambiguous. I have heard clips of Lennon saying homophobic things to interviewers but his possible bigotry is not mentioned in this documentary.
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