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 evade a horde of fans while boarding a train for London to film a televised variety show concert. En route, they meet Paul McCartney's trouble-making Irish grandfather, John. Before arriving in London, the band entertains some schoolgirls and plays cards with their manager, Norm, and road manager, Shake. 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. Norm and Shake catch them and order them back to the room, where they find out that Paul's grandfather has gone to a gambling club using an invitation sent to Ringo; they track him down and bring 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 | jukebox musical musical musical comedy teen transport |