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A documentary in which Freda Kelly looks back at her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles.A documentary in which Freda Kelly looks back at her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles.A documentary in which Freda Kelly looks back at her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Paul McCartney
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Lennon
- Self
- (archive footage)
George Harrison
- Self
- (archive footage)
Elsie Starkey
- Self - Ringo Starr's mother
- (archive footage)
Linda McCartney
- Self
- (archive footage)
Niall Norris
- Self
- (as Niall)
Jane Asher
- Self
- (archive footage)
The Beatles
- Themselves
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first independent film to have successfully licensed original Beatles recordings.
- Quotes
Freda Kelly: I know Mama Cass tried to gate-crash, and she didn't get in.
[in reference to a small, inner-circle party that followed the premiere of "How I Won the War"; from one of the deleted scenes on the DVD]
- Crazy creditsA personal video message from Ringo Starr plays over the credits.
- SoundtracksAnna (Go To Him)
Written and Performed by Arthur Alexander
Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
If you were ever a Beatles fan, then you simply must see this movie!
This is not a tell-all movie. It's about Freda, from Freda herself, who thought herself the luckiest girl in the world.
When you think you've seen every documentary about the Beatles or Beatles phenomenon, along comes this absolutely charming film about the member of their organization almost solely responsible for the unbridled love their fans felt for them on a global scale.
Freda clearly loved them as family, and never stopped loving them. It's as if she's speaking of her brothers. As she tells her story, you'll be transported back in time, and you'll feel that excitement you felt when you first discovered the Beatles. Freda's loyalty never waned, and the joy and glow she felt in her job and relationship with the boys just radiates off the screen.
When you think you've seen every documentary about the Beatles or Beatles phenomenon, along comes this absolutely charming film about the member of their organization almost solely responsible for the unbridled love their fans felt for them on a global scale.
Freda clearly loved them as family, and never stopped loving them. It's as if she's speaking of her brothers. As she tells her story, you'll be transported back in time, and you'll feel that excitement you felt when you first discovered the Beatles. Freda's loyalty never waned, and the joy and glow she felt in her job and relationship with the boys just radiates off the screen.
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- zjerunk
- Sep 13, 2014
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- Also known as
- Good Ol' Freda: Behind a Great Band, There Was a Great Woman
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $138,811
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,798
- Sep 8, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $138,811
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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