John Lennon documentary on DVD

The 1988 documentary Imagine: John Lennon will be released on DVD on December 6th, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death, on December 8th, 1980. The documentary, culled from over 450 hours of film, is narrated by Lennon himself from over 100 hours of interviews. The DVD features rarely seen home movies and chronicles his life from his humble Liverpool beginnings through Beatlemania and up until his death in 1980. The set features nearly 40 of his best known solo as well as Beatles tracks including "Help!," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Revolution," and "Imagine."

The film features exclusive interviews with both of Lennon's wives, Cynthia Lennon and his widow Yoko Ono, plus May Pang - his mid-'70s companion during his separation from Ono - Beatles producer George Martin and both of his sons, Julian and Sean.

Bonus features on the Imagine DVD include:


The film's theatrical trailer.

Previously unseen footage at home in 1971.

A trivia quiz.

A DVD-ROM featuring excerpts from the book The JL Music Guide.

A featurette called Tribute To John Lennon: The Man, The Music, The Memories with new interviews by the film's producers and editors.

John & Yoko: Truth Be Told - a 1980 BBC Radio interview with John and Yoko.

An interview with his high school headmaster William Ernest Pobjoy.

Plus a never-before-seen live acoustic performance of Lennon singing "Imagine" on December 17th 1971 at New York's Apollo Theatre.
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