The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (US Version) DVD Region 1

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT presents a fictionalized day in the life of the Beatles as they give a performance on a live television show. Filmed just a month after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, this film--the Beatles' first--introduces us to the unique personalities of each member of the band. The film opens with the Fab Four boarding a train mobbed with adoring young fans (mostly women) as they attempt to travel to the television studio in London. The antics of the band during rehearsals and makeup application provide a large part of the comic material in this feature, though there are other moments of pure hilarity. The unscripted vignette featuring a hangover-suffering Ringo is especially funny, particularly when he is arrested and risks having to miss the broadcast. None of this goes unnoticed by the director of the show, played by Victor Spinetti, who went on to become a recurring cast member in Beatles movies. As the clock ticks away dramatically, our heroes manage to free Ringo from jail and sneak onto the stage in the nick of time, delighted in the knowledge that they have nearly driven the director mad in the process. Arguably the first music video ever made, this faux documentary and its shooting style have been a tremendous influence on nearly every rock and roll feature since.

"...Helter-skelter glee..." - Recommended - Josh, Rottenberg (Premiere Critic), Premiere, 12/01/1995

"...[A] rapid-fire screenplay and the...Beatles' charismatic acting....Irresistible..." -- Rating: A+ - Ira, Robbins (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/20/1995

"...As a vehicle for the mop-tops' schoolboy humour and all-smiles-and-screams gig, it's infectious stuff..." - Kevin, Harley (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 05/01/2001

"...The film is mad, mad and crazy....Imaginative..." - Al, Finestone (Hollywood Reporter film critic), Hollywood Reporter, 12/01/2000

"...A HARD DAY'S NIGHT creates pure, infectious joy. Larking about is what these Beatles do best, pleasure is what they convey..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/01/2000

"...It was smart, it was irreverent, it didn't take itself seriously, and it was shot and edited by Richard Lester in an electrifying back-and-white, semi-documentary style..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 10/27/1996

"...Groundbreaking..." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 09/27/2002

"...Fabness itself....They look prettier than Audrey Hepburn, talk funnier than the Marx Brothers and strut sassier than Brando..." - Rolling Stone Staff (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 11/27/2003

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Product Title:	The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (US Version) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (US Version) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (US Version) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (US Version) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (US Version)
Also known as:	A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night
Artist Name(s):	Richard Vernon (Actor) | Kenneth Haigh (Actor) | Norman Rossington (Actor) | Gilbert Malin (Actor) | George Quayle (Actor) | Eddie Beatles (Actor) | Anna Starr (Actor) | John Lester (Actor) | John Lennon (Actor) | Richard Lester | Paul McCartney | George Harrison (Actor) | Walter Shenson | Ringo Junkin (Actor) | John McCartney (Actor) Richard Vernon (Actor) | Kenneth Haigh (Actor) | Norman Rossington (Actor) | Gilbert Malin (Actor) | George Quayle (Actor) | Eddie Beatles (Actor) | Anna Starr (Actor) | John Lester (Actor) | 約翰連儂 (Actor) | 李察雷斯特 | Paul McCartney | George Harrison (Actor) | Walter Shenson | Ringo Junkin (Actor) | John McCartney (Actor) Richard Vernon (Actor) | Kenneth Haigh (Actor) | Norman Rossington (Actor) | Gilbert Malin (Actor) | George Quayle (Actor) | Eddie Beatles (Actor) | Anna Starr (Actor) | John Lester (Actor) | 约翰连侬 (Actor) | 李察雷斯特 | Paul McCartney | George Harrison (Actor) | Walter Shenson | Ringo Junkin (Actor) | John McCartney (Actor) Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｖｅｒｎｏｎ (Actor) | Kenneth Haigh (Actor) | Norman Rossington (Actor) | Gilbert Malin (Actor) | George Quayle (Actor) | Eddie Beatles (Actor) | Anna Starr (Actor) | John Lester (Actor) | John Lennon (Actor) | リチャード・レスター | ポール・マッカートニー | Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ Ｈａｒｒｉｓｏｎ (Actor) | Walter Shenson | Ringo Junkin (Actor) | John McCartney (Actor) Richard Vernon (Actor) | Kenneth Haigh (Actor) | Norman Rossington (Actor) | Gilbert Malin (Actor) | George Quayle (Actor) | Eddie Beatles (Actor) | Anna Starr (Actor) | John Lester (Actor) | John Lennon (Actor) | Richard Lester | Paul McCartney | George Harrison (Actor) | Walter Shenson | Ringo Junkin (Actor) | John McCartney (Actor)
Director:	John Lester | Richard Lester John Lester | 李察雷斯特 John Lester | 李察雷斯特 John Lester | リチャード・レスター John Lester | Richard Lester
Producer:	John Lennon | Walter Shenson 約翰連儂 | Walter Shenson 约翰连侬 | Walter Shenson John Lennon | Walter Shenson John Lennon | Walter Shenson
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Release Date:	2001-03-20
UPC Code:	717951004864
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United Kingdom
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Black & White
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	G (MPAA)
Publisher:	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Other Information:	2 DVDs
Package Weight:	217 (g)
Shipment Unit:	2 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004392449

Director: Richard Lester

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set
Region 1
Special Packaging
Letterbox - 1.66
Disc 1:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital 1.0 - French
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: THINGS THEY SAID TODAY... (Promotional Special)
Disc 2:
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes
Production Interviews: 18 Interviews with Friends, Contemporaries, and Historians
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries: REMEMBER ALL THE LITTLE THINGS: A Hard Day's Night Scrapbook
DVD-ROM Features:
A Hard Day's Night Website Archive
Weblinks: DVD Destination Site
Roundtable Discussion:
1. Cast, Production Crew, and Post Production Crew
Screenplay Access