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A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

The Beatles, starring in their first full-length, hilarious, action-packed film!

19647.31h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Richard Lester
Written by Alun Owen
Produced by Walter Shenson
Box OfficeBudget: $560KRevenue: $11.0M

Top Cast

John Lennon

John Lennon

John

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Paul

George Harrison

George Harrison

George

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Ringo

Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Grandfather

Norman Rossington

Norman Rossington

Norm

John Junkin

John Junkin

Shake

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

T.V. Director

Anna Quayle

Anna Quayle

Millie

Deryck Guyler

Deryck Guyler

Police Inspector

Themes & Keywords

adolescencegreat britainculture clashpop culturepress conferencemusicalmockumentarybehind the scenesfamepolice chaseblack and whiteolder man younger woman relationshipshavingswinging 60srailway stationpsychotronicgeneration gaptelevision director

About A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night is a comedy, music film released in 1964 exploring themes of adolescence, great britain, culture clash, pop culture, press conference, musical. Directed by Richard Lester, it stars John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. 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.

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