A Hard Day’s Night
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. This film, in which the bandmates play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester (The Knack . . . and How to Get It) and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems—including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell”—A Hard Day’s Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.
Director-Approved 4K UHD + Blu-Ray Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Richard Lester, with three audio options—a monaural soundtrack as well as 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
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring cast and crew
- In Their Own Voices, a program featuring 1964 interviews with the Beatles and 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
- Picturewise, a program about Lester’s early work, featuring a 2014 audio interview with the director
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960), Lester’s Oscar-nominated short
- Anatomy of a Style, a 2014 program on Lester’s methods
- Interview from 2014 with Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester
New cover by Rodrigo Corral
Director-Approved 4K UHD + Blu-Ray Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Richard Lester, with three audio options—a monaural soundtrack as well as 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
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring cast and crew
- In Their Own Voices, a program featuring 1964 interviews with the Beatles and 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
- Picturewise, a program about Lester’s early work, featuring a 2014 audio interview with the director
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960), Lester’s Oscar-nominated short
- Anatomy of a Style, a 2014 program on Lester’s methods
- Interview from 2014 with Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester
New cover by Rodrigo Corral
Cast
- John Lennon
- John
- Paul McCartney
- Paul
- George Harrison
- George
- Ringo Starr
- Ringo
- Wilfrid Brambell
- Grandfather
- Norman Rossington
- Norm
- John Junkin
- Shake
- Victor Spinetti
- TV director
- Richard Vernon
- Man on train
- Anna Quayle
- Millie
- Alison Seebohm
- Secretary
- Kenneth Haigh
- Simon Marshall
- Julian Holloway
- Adrian
- Robin Ray
- TV floor manager
- Lionel Blair
- Choreographer
- David Janson
- Charley
- Bob Godfrey
- Bearded man in pub
- John Bluthal
- Car thief
- Eddie Malin
- Hotel waiter
- Deryck Guyler
- Police sergeant
- Michael Trubshawe
- Club manager
- Patti Boyd
- Blonde schoolgirl on train
- Prudence Bury
- Brunette schoolgirl on train
Credits
- Director
- Richard Lester
- Producer
- Walter Shenson
- Writer
- Alun Owen
- Director of photography
- Gilbert Taylor
- Camera operator
- Derek V. Browne
- Editor
- John Jympson
- Musical director
- George Martin
- Songs
- John Lennon
- Songs
- Paul McCartney
- Associate producer
- Dennis O’Dell
- Assistant director
- John D. Merriman
- Art director
- Ray Simm
- Costume designer
- Julie Harris
- Beatles wardrobe
- Dougie Millings & Son
- Wardrobe master
- Ernest Farrer
- Set dresser
- Ken Bridgeman
- Hairdresser
- Betty Glasow
- Makeup
- John O’Gorman
- Sound recordists
- H. L. Bird
- Sound recordists
- Stephen Dalby
- Sound camera
- M. Silverlock
- Casting director
- Irene Lamb
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