The epic story behind his stolen bass Paul McCartneyreturned to him in 2024 after 51 years, will be presented in a new feature documentary directed by Arthur Curry (“Surviving 9/11”, “The Last Survivors”).

Titled ‘The Beatle and the Bass’ The documentary is a production of Passion Pictures, which won this year’s British Film Academy Award (BAFTA) with the success at the Sundance Festival “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” for the BBC Arts. Fremantle takes over worldwide distribution.

The documentary was announced as part of the 50th anniversary of the BBC Arena documentary series along with “Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks”.

Police history records the adventure of Paul McCartney’s authentic Höfner bass, whose disappearance has become one of the most timeless rock and roll mysteries 51 years ago. The former Beatles member, who will appear in the film, said: “I think whatever you are stealing you want it back, especially if it has emotional value. He just disappeared in the universe and let us wonder, where did he go? There must be an answer … “, he said.

The documentary will also include interviews with other people with a personal relationship with bass, such as McCartney’s brother, Mike, friend and artist Claus Vourman, who knew the Beatles from the beginning, associates such as Elvis Costello, as well as fans. Experts and journalists who are behind “The Lost Bass Project” will also speak, who undertook the mission to locate the bass, rescue it and restore it.

Paul McCartney had bought his favorite Höfner bass in 1961, when he was an unknown 18 -year -old in Hamburg for £ 30. He was on his side throughout the Nativity of the Beatles, but in the early 1970s he disappeared and was considered lost forever.

“The documentary offers a new perspective in the history of music, with access to McCartney himself and those who witnessed the Beatles rise from the beginning.” said Siarcar Clark, a Fremantle content responsible for content.