Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
John Lennon | John | |
Paul McCartney | Paul | |
George Harrison | George | |
Ringo Starr | Ringo | |
Wilfrid Brambell | Grandfather | |
Norman Rossington | Norm | |
John Junkin | Shake | |
Victor Spinetti | T.V. Director | |
Anna Quayle | Millie | |
Deryck Guyler | Police Inspector | |
Richard Vernon | Man on Train | |
Edward Malin | Hotel Waiter | |
Robin Ray | T.V. Floor Manager | |
Lionel Blair | T.V. Choreographer | |
Alison Seebohm | Secretary | |
David Janson | Young Boy | |
Lewis Alexander | Casino Patron | |
Tony Allen | Sound Man | |
Bridget Armstrong | Lead Makeup Woman | |
Roger Avon | Policeman Following Ringo | |
Sheila Aza | Reporter | |
Del Baker | Actor in Canteen | |
Roy Beck | Reporter | |
Bruce Beeby | Man Talking to Casino Manager | |
Jack 'Kid' Berg | Pub Patron |
Director | Richard Lester | |
Writer | Alun Owen | |
Producer | Denis O'Dell, David V. Picker, Walter Shenson | |
Photography | Gilbert Taylor |
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Jan 05, 2019 02:45:29 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:49 |
Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.78:1) Widescreen (16:9) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] DTS-HD HR 5.1 [English] DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [English] Mono [English] PCM Stereo [English] |
Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
Distributor | Criterion Collection |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Jun 24, 2014 |
Christmas 2018 gift from Christie, Jeff and Jeremy
SPECIAL FEATURES
DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Richard Lester, with three audio options-a monaural soundtrack as well as newly created stereo and 5.1 surround mixes supervised by sound producer Giles Martin at Abbey Road Studios-presented in uncompressed monaural, uncompressed stereo, and DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring cast and crew (dual-format only)
In Their Own Voices, a new piece combining 1964 interviews with the Beatles with behind-the-scenes footage and photos
“You Can’t Do That”: The Making of “A Hard Day’s Night,” a 1994 documentary by producer Walter Shenson including an outtake performance by the Beatles
Things They Said Today, a 2002 documentary about the film featuring Lester, music producer George Martin, screenwriter Alun Owen, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor (dual-format only)
Picturewise, a new piece about Lester’s early work, featuring a new audio interview with the director (dual-format only)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960), Lester’s Oscar-nominated short (dual-format only)
Anatomy of a Style, a new piece on Lester’s methods (dual-format only)
New interview with author Mark Lewisohn (dual-format only)
PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester (dual-format only)
New cover by Rodrigo Corral