A Hard Day's Night

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

Jul 7 1964 G 1h 27m
Comedy, Music, Musical

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.

Plot

A day and a half in the life of the Fab Four leading up to a televised concert gig. The boys seem to be constantly on the run, from their crazed fans and from their manager, who is constantly trying to rein them in. Sir Ringo Starr however is arrested and still isn't in the studio half an hour before air time. With Sir Paul McCartney's grandfather available for additional comical relief, the group performs a dozen or so songs.

Written by

Alun Owen

Directed by

Richard Lester

Cast

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

United Artists, Maljack Productions, Walter Shenson Films, Proscenium Films

Languages

English, Français, Deutsch

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
A Hard Day's Night - Trailer
A Hard Day's Night Official Remastered Trailer (2014) - The Beatles Movie HD
Featurettes
Allan Arkush on A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Scores
# of Votes
49,442
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
96
Popularity
NA