The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.
Score
It's the Beatles. That's the whole point.
Writing
Puns so bad they circle back to genius.
Director
George Dunning
Paul Angelis
Ringo Starr / Chief Blue Meanie / George / Narrator (voice)
John Clive
John Lennon (voice)
Dick Emery
Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D. - Nowhere Man / Lord Mayor / Max (voice)
Geoffrey Hughes
Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)
Lance Percival
Old Fred (voice)
George Harrison
George (uncredited)
John Lennon
John (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
Paul (uncredited)
Ringo Starr
Ringo (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Beatles were so unimpressed with animation that they barely participated—until they saw the final film and loved it.
Heinz Edelmann's character designs directly influenced Peter Max and decades of psychedelic visual culture.
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