A look at The Beatles' early touring career. Deluxe Edition Year 2016 Theatrical Release 2016-09-16 Video Release 2016-11-18 Studio Universal Music Group Genre Documentary MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 106 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Academy Award-winner Ron Howard's authorized and highly anticipated documentary feature film about The Beatles' phenomenal early career The Beatles Eight Days A Week The Touring Years is based on the first part of The Beatles' career 1962-1966 the period in which they toured and captured the world's acclaim. Ron Howard's film explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become this extraordinary phenomenon, 'The Beatles.' It explores their inner workings how they made decisions, created their music and built their collective career together all the while, exploring The Beatles' extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable, complementary personalities. The film focus's on the time period from the early Beatles' journey in the days of The Cavern Club in Liverpool to their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966. Director Ron Howard Cast Ron Howard; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; John Lennon; George Harrison; The Beatles; Larry Kane; Whoopi Goldberg; Elvis Costello; Eddie Izzard; Sigourney Weaver