Details
A Hard Day's Night 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (US Import)
Criterion
Original title: A Hard Day's Night
Year: 1964
Country: UK
Region Code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: A
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 715515272612
Image: 1.75:1 (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10
Audio:
English - Mono
English - Stereo
English - 5.1 surround
Subtitles: English SDH
Age rating: Not Rated
Genre: Comedy
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Director: Richard Lester
Synopsis:
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the US 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. This film, in which the bandmates play slapstick 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 ( The Knack . . . and How to Get It ) 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 musical film and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining films of all time.
Extras:
- New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Richard Lester, with three audio options—a monaural soundtrack as well as stereo and 5.1 surround mixes supervised by sound producer Giles Martin at Abbey Road Studios—presented in uncompressed monaural, uncompressed stereo, and DTS-HD Master Audio
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring cast and crew
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In Their Own Voices, a program featuring 1964 interviews with the Beatles and behind-the-scenes footage and photos
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“You Can't Do That”: The Making of “A Hard Day's Night,” a 1994 documentary by producer Walter Shenson including an outtake performance by the Beatles
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Things They Said Today, a 2002 documentary about the film featuring Lester, music producer George Martin, screenwriter Alun Owen, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor
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Picturewise , a program about Lester's early work, featuring a 2014 audio interview with the director
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The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960), Lester's Oscar-nominated short
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Anatomy of a Style, a 2014 program on Lester's methods
- Interview from 2014 with Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester
