Let It Be (1970)

By 1969, the four Beatles had pretty much gone their own way. They were still recording as The Beatles, of course, but each songwriter basically used the other three members as his backing band. Michael Lindsay-Hogg's documentary, Let It Be, is most famous for documenting this division. The tension among the four becomes palpable a few times in the film, but what really lifts this documentary above the voyeuristic is the Apple rooftop concert at the end. It was the Beatles' last public performance as a group, and it serves not only as a testament to their ability as a live act but also as a reminder that the music is what brought them together in the first place. Initially intended to be a TV special, Let It Be was released as a documentary film in the middle of 1970, just a month after the band's break-up became official. Strangely, it was largely ignored at the time, though The Beatles did win an Oscar for Best Original Song Score. Let It Be was the fifth and last movie in which the Fab Four "starred" while they were a group. ~ Brendon Hanley, All Movie Guide