A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 musical comedy film starring the English rock band the Beatles – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – that was released during the height of Beatlemania. Directed by Richard Lester, it was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The musical soundtrack makes up the band's album of the same name. The film portrays 36 hours in the lives of the group as they prepare for a television performance.
Plot
The four Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr evade a horde of fans while boarding a train for London to film a televised variety show concert. En route, they meet Paul's trouble-making Irish grandfather, John McCartney. Before arriving in London, the band entertains some schoolgirls and plays cards. They are accompanied by their strict manager Norm (loosely based on Brian Epstein) and his dim-witted assistant Shake (loosely based on Mal Evans). They are quickly driven from the station to a hotel and begin to feel confined. Norm brings each Beatle a pile of fan mail and tasks them with answering each letter, but they sneak out to party. Meanwhile, Paul's grandfather goes gambling at a casino that Ringo was invited to. While The Beatles are dancing at the party, Norm and Shake show up and angrily escort the lads out of the party because it was a private party. When they get back to the room, they found out that Paul's grandfather was at the casino and they go and get him back to the hotel.
More details
| author | Alun Owen |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Richard Lester |
| editor | John Jympson |
| genre | comedy |
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| musicBy | George Harrison The Beatles |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Walter Shenson |
| productionCompany | Proscenium Films Walter Shenson Films |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Marylebone station |
| theme | dance jukebox musical musical musical comedy teen transport |