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The film was shot by Australian-born actor Leo McKern, who
played a villainous cult leader in the film, and shows the band
in unguarded moments behind the scenes on the set.
"This is footage taken in 1965 of people who at the time were
the most famous people on earth at the pinnacle of their
collective career," Neil Pearson, a London rare book dealer who
is selling the footage, told Reuters.
The band feature in around 10 minutes of the footage, which
comes on the original 8mm film cassette on which it was shot,
labeled by McKern as "snow scenes," which also features footage
of the actor's family.
The footage includes scenes showing the band tobogganing, joking
around while playing instruments in a brass band, as well as
more private moments, including Paul McCartney smoking a
cigarette and taking photographs, according to the vendor's
description.
McKern, who died in 2002, later achieved acting fame in films
such as "A Man For All Seasons", "Ryan's Daughter" and the lead
role in television hit "Rumpole of the Bailey".
The film has not yet been seen in public, though a portion of it
is due to be aired on British television on Friday. It doesn't
come cheap for any Fab Four memorabilia fans -- the footage
commands an asking price of £35,000 pounds ($45,101.00).
(Reporting by Helena Williams, writing by Mark Hanrahan Editing
by Jeremy Gaunt)
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