McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass vs Nelson Cavaquinho
Nelson Cavaquinho has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 8.4/10 for McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass). Nelson Cavaquinho is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 30m. Nelson Cavaquinho is the older of the two (1969 against 2026). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Nelson Cavaquinho| McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass | Nelson Cavaquinho | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1969 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 15m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | United Kingdom | Brazil |
| Director | Arthur Cary | Leon Hirszman |
| Main cast | Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mike McGear, Klaus Voormann | Nelson Cavaquinho |
Synopsis
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
For over fifty years, the disappearance of Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass has been one of rock ‘n’ roll’s enduring mysteries. The Hunt for the Lost Bass tells the extraordinary story of this iconic instrument, and the fan powered quest to find it.
Nelson Cavaquinho
A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to the small guitar-like instrument that he played and used to compose his songs.
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