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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Alun Owen (screenplay)
Release Date:
11 August 1964 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Beatles starring in their first full-length, hilarious action-packed film ! more
Plot:
A 'typical' day in the life of the Beatles, including many of their famous songs. | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
The Beatles
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Rehearsal
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Police Chase
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Screaming
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
You Say It's Your Birthday, John Lennon
(From ReelzChannel. 9 October 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
The Beatles: Ranking Their Movies
(From Cinematical. 9 September 2009, 6:15 PM, PDT)
(From ReelzChannel. 9 October 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
The Beatles: Ranking Their Movies
(From Cinematical. 9 September 2009, 6:15 PM, PDT)
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fun movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Lennon | ... | John | |
| Paul McCartney | ... | Paul | |
| George Harrison | ... | George | |
| Ringo Starr | ... | Ringo | |
| Wilfrid Brambell | ... | John McCartney - Paul's Grandfather | |
| Norman Rossington | ... | Norm | |
| John Junkin | ... | Shake | |
| Victor Spinetti | ... | Richard - T.V. Director | |
| Anna Quayle | ... | Millie | |
| Deryck Guyler | ... | Police Inspector | |
| Richard Vernon | ... | Man on Train | |
| Edward Malin | ... | Hotel Waiter (as Eddie Malin) | |
| Robin Ray | ... | T.V. Floor Manager | |
| Lionel Blair | ... | T.V. Choreographer | |
| Alison Seebohm | ... | Dolly - Simon's Secretary |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Beatles No. 1 (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
87 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (1982 re-release) |
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G (original rating) |
Canada:F (Ontario) (re-rating) (1982) |
Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) (1982) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) (original rating) |
Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:Approved (original rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1979) |
USA:TV-14 (cable rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:S |
France:U (2001 re-release) |
Peru:PT |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
West Germany:6 |
Australia:M
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While Paul McCartney is singing "And I Love Her," the camera panning around him picks up an arc light that flashes straight into the lens. United Artists executives, reviewing the dailies and certain the shot had to be a mistake, asked producer Walter Shenson if he was aware of it; Shenson replied it had taken them all morning to get it like that.
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Goofs:
Continuity: George Harrison draws a beard on an old man on the monitor in the control room. His marker marks on this monitor disappear in subsequent scenes.
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Quotes:
Grandfather:
Hey, Paulie, they're trying to fob you off with this musical charlatan. But I gave him the test.
T.V. Director: I'm quite happy to be replaced.
Grandfather: He's a typical buck-passer.
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T.V. Director: I'm quite happy to be replaced.
Grandfather: He's a typical buck-passer.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kuutamolla (2002)
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Soundtrack:
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
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Directed by Richard Lester and written by Alun Owen, this is the least pretentious of the Beatles' movies, more or less mirroring their own story and featuring many of their most popular songs along with the title track (even if it does bring back memories of the crazy send-up by Peter Sellers), there is I Should Have Known Better', All My Loving', Can't Buy Me Love', and She Loves You'.
Alongside the mop-tops playing themselves, this energetic movie also features Wilfred Brambell (Albert Steptoe) as Paul's grandad, as well as John Junkin, Victor Spinetti, Deryck Guyler, and eek Lionel Blair. The boys themselves can't really act but can at least play themselves getting fan mail, giving performances, dealing with kooky fans, a typical day in the life'.
A Hard Day's Night' is fun and perhaps the most accessible of their films to non-Beatles fans. I still can't say I rate Paul McCartney though all eyebrows and enormous ego the others come out of this movie better.