A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles, starring in their first full-length, hilarious, action-packed film!
1964 | 88m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Richard Lester |
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| Writer: | Alun Owen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 07, 1964 |
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| Director: | Richard Lester |
| Writer: | Alun Owen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | adolescence, great britain, culture clash, pop culture, press conference, musical, mockumentary, behind the scenes, fame, police chase, older man younger woman relationship, shaving, swinging 60s, railway station, psychotronic, generation gap, television director |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Proscenium Films, Walter Shenson Films, Maljack Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $11,000,000
Budget: $560,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Lennon | John |
| Paul McCartney | Paul |
| George Harrison | George |
| Ringo Starr | Ringo |
| Wilfrid Brambell | Grandfather |
| Norman Rossington | Norm |
| John Junkin | Shake |
| Victor Spinetti | T.V. Director |
| Anna Quayle | Millie |
| Deryck Guyler | Police Inspector |
| Richard Vernon | Man on Train |
| Edward Malin | Hotel Waiter |
| Lionel Blair | T.V. Floor Manager |
| Robin Ray | T.V. Choreographer |
| Alison Seebohm | Secretary |
| David Janson | Young Boy |
| Bridget Armstrong | Lead Makeup Woman (uncredited) |
| Roger Avon | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Bruce Beeby | Casino Man (uncredited) |
| Isla Blair | Actress (uncredited) |
| John Bluthal | Car Thief (uncredited) |
| Pattie Boyd | Jean (uncredited) |
| Andre Charisse | Champagne Waiter at Casino (uncredited) |
| Sheila Fearn | Makeup Lady (uncredited) |
| Rosemarie Frankland | Brunette Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Bob Godfrey | Man in Pub (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Haigh | Simon Marshall (uncredited) |
| Susan Hampshire | Dancer at Disco (uncredited) |
| Victor Harrington | Man at Casino (uncredited) |
| Julian Holloway | Adrian (uncredited) |
| Clare Kelly | Barmaid (uncredited) |
| David Langton | Actor (uncredited) |
| Al Lewis | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Tall Dancer at the Disco (uncredited) |
| Derek Nimmo | Leslie Jackson (uncredited) |
| Margaret Nolan | Grandfather's Girl at Casino (uncredited) |
| Jim Brady | Pub Patron (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Rampling | Girl at Disco (uncredited) |
| Gordon Rollings | Man with Sandwich in Pub (uncredited) |
| Edina Ronay | Girl at Disco (uncredited) |
| Marianne Stone | Society Reporter (uncredited) |
| Michael Trubshawe | Casino Manager (uncredited) |
| Noel Trevarthen | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Neil Wilson | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Phil Collins | Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Jympson | Editor |
| Ray Simm | Art Direction |
| Gilbert Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Alun Owen | Screenplay |
| John D. Merriman | Assistant Director |
| Derek V. Browne | Camera Operator |
| John O'Gorman | Makeup Artist |
| Betty Glasow | Hairdresser |
| Rita Davison | Continuity |
| H.L. Bird | Sound Recordist |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound Recordist |
| Pamela Tomling | Assistant Editor |
| Richard Lester | Director |
| Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| George Martin | Music Director |
| John Lennon | Songs |
| Paul McCartney | Songs |
| Gordon Daniel | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Shenson | Producer |
| David V. Picker | Executive Producer |
| Denis O'Dell | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 394 | 506 |
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 Londo ... n to do a television show and poor old Ringo gets separated - much to the chagrin of the programme's director. What ensues are various enjoyable escapades interspersed with some dapper performances from the band. The thing is riddled with charisma - the band are clearly having a whale of a time, Bramble looks like startled rabbit - as only he could - and the scenes with the screaming fans contribute well to the overall sense of adulation in which this band were held. It makes no pretence to be a film of great cinematographic worth - which is just as well 'cos it isn't - but as 90 minutes of almost fly-on-the wall fun and games, it's well worth a watch.