en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_(1970_film)
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marking the first time it had been publicly screened since its original theatrical release.
This was not the first public screening since 1970. The film had public screenings years earlier, including a 35mm Harvard Film Archive screening in 2008 and a 2019 UCSB-linked event with a post-screening discussion.
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The statement says the 2024 Disney+ release was the first time the film had been publicly screened since its original theatrical run. But there is documented evidence of later public screenings.
- The Harvard Film Archive lists a public screening of Let It Be on July 26, 2008, identifying it as "Screening on Film" and giving the film's details as "UK, 1970, 35mm, color, 81 min."
- An event listing for "BEATLES REVOLUTIONS: LET IT BE" shows a public event on January 24, 2019, describing it as a screening of Michael Lindsay-Hogg's documentary with a post-screening discussion.
Because these documented public screenings occurred decades after the original 1970 release, the claim that the 2024 release marked the first public screening since the original theatrical release is incorrect.
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- The Connection / Let It Be - Harvard Film Archive
Saturday | July 26, 2008 ... Let It Be Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg ... Screening on Film ... UK, 1970, 35mm, color, 81 min.
- BEATLES REVOLUTIONS: LET IT BE - edhat
This event has passed. BEATLES REVOLUTIONS: LET IT BE January 24, 2019 ... Musician and producer Alan Parsons will join moderator David Novak (Music, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion.
Only Lennon, McCartney and Harrison were named as recipients by the Recording Academy due to the belief that they were the sole composers. They mistakenly overlooked Starr's writing credit on the song "Dig It".
The Recording Academy's own records name all four Beatles, including Ringo Starr, for the Grammy-winning Let It Be score. This claim incorrectly says Starr was omitted.
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This claim is contradicted by the Recording Academy's own official records.
- The official 13th Annual Grammy Awards page lists Let It Be as the winner in the score category and names George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr.
- The official Beatles artist page on Grammy.com likewise identifies the group's members as George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and ties Let It Be to the Beatles' 1971 Grammy history.
Because the Recording Academy's published winner information includes Ringo Starr, the statement that "Only Lennon, McCartney and Harrison were named as recipients" is incorrect. The article's explanation that Starr was overlooked is therefore also unsupported by the Academy's own records.
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- 13th Annual Grammy Awards 1971 | Grammy
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Let It Be
- The Beatles Grammy Awards and Nominations, Song & Bio
Members: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr ... 1971 ... Let It Be