John & Yoko's Year of Peace

Overview

The year: 1969. Headlines blare war and civil unrest while John Lennon and Yoko Ono are in love. The eccentic rock 'n' roll couple has just gotten married, and more than happy to be together, they want to change the world. Lying in a hotel bed surrounded by journalists, they announce their mission for peace and invite the rest of the world to symbolically climb into bed with them and share their dream. People call them silly, naive, even ridiculous, yet one famous couple's bed-in spread new hope that there really could be an end to war, hate and violence. Here is rare footage from that amazing time, including footage from John and Yoko's wedding, the infamous bedside confrontation between John and conservative cartoonist Al Capp, Lennon debating media expert Marshall McLuhan, and meeting Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Now twenty years after Lennon's murder, Yoko and others involved in the peace mission reflect on the events of that magical, mystical year.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2000

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

CBC

Cast

Yoko Ono,Timothy Leary,Pierre Elliott Trudeau,John Lennon,Laurie Brown,Little Richard,Ronnie Hawkins

Director

Paul McGrath

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0270442