from husband Bill, July 17, 2026
On July 17, 1968, The Beatles movie "Yellow Submarine" was released in movie theaters in the United Kingdom. It was released in movie theaters in the United States on November 13, 1968. Actors were hired to portray the four Beatles' voices. Of course the actual Beatles songs were used.
I have seen it many times: as a teenager in the 1970s at many Beatles conventions and on television. During the 1970s, Channel 5 (WNEW/New York) would broadcast The Beatles' first movie "A Hard Day's Night" and then "Yellow Submarine" every New Year's Eve evening.
I have it on videotape. I also have the original soundtrack album on CD, which I also had on vinyl in the 1970s. I also have the "Songtrack" album on CD that was released in 1999 and contains all of the songs included in the movie; these songs were remastered.
In July 2018, my wife and I attended a showing in a small theater at a nearby library for the 50th anniversary of the movie. That was the first and only movie my wife and I have ever attended together in a movie theater. We have know each other since November 2000.
Here is the "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" segment of the movie. The images are rather striking. Remember that it was 1968, so computers were NOT available, so no CGI. The entire movie was painted by hand by many artists on sheets of clear plastic. Remarkable.
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