The Beatles, starring in their first full-length, hilarious, action-packed film!
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.
A Hard Day's Night (1964) is a comedy and music film directed by Richard Lester, released on July 7, 1964 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 761 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for A Hard Day's Night.
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Clip
Featurette
John Lennon
as John
Paul McCartney
as Paul
George Harrison
as George
Ringo Starr
as Ringo
Wilfrid Brambell
as Grandfather
Norman Rossington
as Norm
John Junkin
as Shake
Victor Spinetti
as T.V. Director
Anna Quayle
as Millie
Deryck Guyler
as Police Inspector
Richard Vernon
as Man on Train
Edward Malin
as Hotel Waiter
Directed by Richard Lester, written by Alun Owen, produced by Walter Shenson.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 761 ratings.
Who says there were no pop videos in the 1960s? This is an example of one, two, three - indeed, possibly five - all loosely connected via a daftly enjoyable storyline featuring old "Steptoe" himself - Mr. Wilfrid Bramble. It has a plot, not that it remotely matters: the fab four are heading to London to do a television show and poor old Ringo gets separated - much to the chagrin of the programme's director. What…
Reviewed on December 2, 2024
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A Hard Day's Night (1964) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max and Cinemax Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of A Hard Day's Night (1964) includes John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Wilfrid Brambell. The film was directed by Richard Lester. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Hard Day's Night was released on July 7, 1964 and runs for 1h 28m.
A Hard Day's Night (1964) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 761 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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