Additional information for A Hard Day's Night, which has a domestic theatrical release set for August 11, 1964. The film is being distributed by United Artists and has not yet been rated. A Hard Day's Night has a total running time of 87 minutes.
Atp
Argentina
S
Finland
U
France
PT
Peru
Btl
Sweden
U
UK
6
West Germany
G
Australia
PG
Canada
L
Iceland
M/12
Portugal
TV-14
USA
AL
Netherlands
87min
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A 'typical' day in the life of the Beatles, including many of their famous songs.
The plot is a study of a day in the life of the Fab Four beginning with them running from their adoring fans to catch a train. Every plot point circles around the band getting to a television show in order to perform a live concert, and within this stream of action is a series of slapstick, zany, and otherwise wacky bits of funniness. One obstacle in the works is Paul McCartney's babysitting of his grandfather (Wilfrid Brambell), a first class mixer always getting into mischief. It becomes one of the running jokes in the film that Brambell is a "clean old man," at least physically (this contrasts with Brambell's most famous role as Albert Steptoe in Steptoe and Son where he was a "dirty old man" both physically and psychologically). Ringo Starr gets a sense of liberation and goes off on his own to find happiness only to land in jail for loitering. John Lennon fires playful barbs at TV director (Victor Spinetti), whose biggest worry is that if for some reason the Beatles stand him up his next job will be doing "news in Welsh." One great story line is with George Harrison, in which he is mistaken for an actor auditioning for some trendy TV show for some trend setter hostess. The earnest demeanor of the casting head and his associates is undercut by George's declaration that she is a well-known drag. Norman Rossington and John Junkin as The Beatles' managers are stalwart English character actors who fill out the cast and support the general lunacy of the film with a more traditional presence, but still sustain an on-going battle about one being taller than the other. Anna Quayle has a great bit with John Lennon about his being someone he's not. The whole thing ends with an ear-shattering concert and the band yet again running from the adoring fans.
Richard Lester
Director(s)
Alun Owen
Writer(s)
Denis O'Dell
associate producer
Walter Shenson
producer
David V. Picker
executive producer (uncredited)
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
The Beatles
John
John Lennon
Paul
Paul McCartney
George
George Harrison
Ringo
Ringo Starr
Grandfather
Wilfrid Brambell
Norm
Norman Rossington
Shake
John Junkin
T.V. Director
Victor Spinetti
Millie
Anna Quayle
Police Inspector
Deryck Guyler
Man on Train
Richard Vernon
Hotel Waiter (as Eddie Malin)
Edward Malin
T.V. Floor Manager
Robin Ray
T.V. Choreographer
Lionel Blair
Secretary
Alison Seebohm
Young Boy (as David Jaxon)
David Janson
Lead Makeup Woman (uncredited)
Bridget Armstrong
(uncredited)
Roger Avon
Man Talking to Casino Manager (uncredited)
Bruce Beeby
Car Thief (uncredited)
John Bluthal
Jean - Schoolgirl on Train #1 (uncredited)
Pattie Boyd
Bit Role (uncredited)
Andrea Brett
Urchin (uncredited)
Terry Brooks
Rita - Schoolgirl on Train #2 (uncredited)
Prudence Bury
Bit Role (uncredited)
Anne Clune
Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)
Phil Collins
Brunette Showgirl (uncredited)
Rosemarie Frankland
Man in Park (uncredited)
Bob Godfrey
Simon Marshall (uncredited)
Kenneth Haigh
Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
Susan Hampshire
Adrian - Simon's Assistant (uncredited)
Julian Holloway
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
Terry Hooper
Bit Role (uncredited)
Ric Hutton
Barmaid (uncredited)
Clare Kelly
Bit Role (uncredited)
Lavinia Lang
Actor (uncredited)
David Langton
Man in Back of the Stage (uncredited)
Richard Lester
Audience Member (uncredited)
Linda Lewis
Tall Dancer at the Disco (uncredited)
Jeremy Lloyd
A Hard Day's Night
No theatrical release dates have been decided.
Director(s)
Writer(s)
associate producer
Walter Shenson
producer
David V. Picker
executive producer (uncredited)
Producer(s)
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