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Cult 101: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) 4K Restoration

Opens on July 9

Director: Richard Lester Run Time: 88 min. Rating: G Release Year: 1964

Starring: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell

Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English, German, French

About the film:

Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell,” A Hard Day’s Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.

About the filmmaker:

Richard Lester Liebman is an American retired film director, who spent the majority of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He is known for the fast-paced, flamboyant directing he brought to his comedy films, most notably the Beatles’ vehicles A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, and The Knack …and How to Get It..

 

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