The Beatles' iconic documentary Let It Be is to be made available on Disney+ ... trends now
The Beatles' iconic documentary film Let It Be is set to be made available for the first time in more than 50 years on Disney+.
Released in May 1970, amidst the swirl of the band's breakup and in tandem with their final LP, with the same name, the film has finally been restored to light.
Helmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the original 1970 film will be on the streaming platform from May 8 after decades of fans struggling to watch it and having to make do with bootleg versions.
The film shows the legendary Liverpool group working on the seminal album in January 1969 at London's Twickenham Film Studios as well as footage from their final performance on the building's roof that month.
It also includes new unseen footage which has come to light since Peter Jackson's multiple Emmy Award-winning docuseries The Beatles: Get Back was released, also on Disney+, three years ago.
The Beatles ' iconic documentary Let It Be is being made available for the first time in more than 50 years on Disney+ from May 8
Let It Be follows the legendary Liverpool group on their creative journey producing their final album, also Let It Be, and also shows footage of their final performance together. This was recently given added context by 2021's The Beatles: Get Back (grab above)
Pictured: The original poster for the film which was released in 1970
Lindsay-Hogg says the timing of Let It Be's original release 'very much darkened the perception of the film,' and he says fans will see the 'joy and happiness' when the band took to Apple Corps on Savile Row for rehearsals and the iconic rooftop concert that became their final performance as a group.
'Let It Be was ready to go in October/November 1969, but it didn't come out until April 1970,' he explained.
'One month before its release, The Beatles officially broke up. And so the people went to see Let It Be with sadness in their hearts, thinking, "I'll never see The Beatles together again. I will
