Comedy ·Music · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 28m

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night poster
Director
Richard Lester
Cast
John Lennon as John Paul McCartney as Paul George Harrison as George Ringo Starr as Ringo Wilfrid Brambell as Grandfather Norman Rossington as Norm
Crew
Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography John Jympson — Editor Alun Owen — Screenplay Walter Shenson — Producer Julie Harris — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer A Hard Day's Night — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
adolescencegreat britainculture clashpop culturepress conferencemusicalmockumentarybehind the scenesfamepolice chaseblack and whiteolder man younger woman relationship
Key Collaborators
Richard Lester Director Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography John Jympson Editor Alun Owen Screenplay Walter Shenson Producer Julie Harris Costume Design
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