Anniversary in Obertauern

“The whole world adored the Beatles back then”

The "real Beatles" (without George Harrison) were only able to pose briefly in the snow: Everything else was done by their doubles.(Bild: Repro Roland Holitzky)

The Beatles' lightning visit in 1965 still has an impact in Obertauern 60 years later. Contemporary witnesses and a double remember the film shoot. An anniversary program starts on Thursday, 6 March.

Herbert Lürzer, Paul McCartney's double during the filming of the movie "Help" in 1965, is one of the last people who can still talk about it. At the time, he was a stand-in on the ski slopes because none of the four "mushroom heads", as the Beatles were known because of their striking hairstyles, could ski. It bothers Lürzer that many "steamy chatterboxes" today want to remember those days.