It was on December 8, 1980, that five gunshots rang out in the New York night, signalling the end of an era.
The victim was John Lennon, the former Beatle who had adopted the city as his home and was enjoying a musical comeback after five years out of the limelight.
Now to mark the the 30th anniversary of his death, a remarkable new film reveals what happened in his final hours, including interviews with the medical staff who tried desperately to save his life after he was shot by crazed fan Mark Chapman.
Here is how that tragic day unfolded... LEAVING their home at the Dakota building, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, John breakfasts on eggs Benedict at the nearby Cafe La Fortuna with his wife, Yoko Ono..
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