With the large number of dvd and bluray releases of a hard days night it is easy to get confused. Perfectly balanced between the two extremes is a hard days night. It was released in 1964, at the height of beatlemania. It was a plane, a room, a car, and a cheese sandwich. Filmed just a month after their appearance on the ed sullivan show in february 1964, this filmthe beatles firstintroduces us to the unique personalities of each member of the band. You can overproduce things, and overprocess them to where they start to lose their shimmer, lose their grace, lose their energy. The historical significance of a hard days night, then, is that it captures the beatles at a pivotal point in their development a point of. Take it to the end is a 2014 south korean action thriller film written and directed by kim seonghun, and starring lee sunkyun and cho jinwoong. But theres real danger, all right, in their music, and the numbers in a hard days night are the most gently seductive ever put on film. A hard days night official remastered trailer 2014 the beatles. Driving back from his mother s funeral, homicide detective gunsoo runs over a man in a dark rural street. Though hollywoods british outposts were spending like mad, and every 60s. The release of a hard days night, in this respect, represents something of a milestone in the history of the genre. A hard days night dvd, 2014, criterion collection for.
A hard days night opens friday at select theaters around the country. A hard days night was written by alun owen, and directed by richard lester. Box set x, cd album, reissue, remastered 7x, cd compilation, remastered 5x, dvd dvdvideo, pal country. A hard days night official remastered trailer 2014 the beatles movie hd the beatles a hard days night is coming to theaters friday. With john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr. Instead they made a film in which the beatles escape every attempt to package and contain them, ducking their. The great french film director jean renoir called richard lesters a hard days night an extremely important film, which even reflects the unconscious desire for change in the english nation. The title came from something ringo starr said after the band had been working all day and also into the night. Tcm is bringing their classic film festival to your home. It was written by alun owen and originally released by united artists. Although the short film only clocks in at 9 minutes the video at 7, it is a thoroughly enjoyable tribute to the beatles. This is the 2014 release which includes a newly remixed true 5. A hard days night remastered movie clip celebrity 2014 the beatles movie hd. These videos show my appreciation and to help introduce in order to watch these fullhd and complete.
In 1964, the fab four, john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starr you may know them as the beatles starred in a black and white mockumentary called a hard days night. Jumping through the air for the film a hard days night. Collectors series 1964 starring john lennon and paul mccartney on dvd and bluray. A hard day s night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the english rock band the beatlesjohn lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starrduring the height of beatlemania. The film is full of the beatles most iconic imagery. Fifty years on, a hard days night is still revelatory. With the large number of dvd and bluray releases of a hard day s night it is easy to get confused. Learn to play a hard days night by the beatles on your harmonica, the tab is below. A hard days night was featured on the soundtrack of the beatles film, a hard days night. A hard days night, despite its age, is still a delight to watch and has proven itself to be a rockandroll movie classic. It was selected to compete in the directors fortnight section of the 2014 cannes film festival.
Live from the tcm classic film festival 2014 recorded in front of a live audience at the 20 tcm cff as part of a tribute to eva marie saint. Janus films announced that the music movie has been. A hard days night robert freeman for the cover of the third beatles album, robert freeman was asked again. A hard day 2014 full movie download full hd youtube. Filmed during the height of beatlemania, the film describes a couple of days in the lives of the beatles as they travel from liverpool to london for a concert. My brother thinks im crazy because im always this movie and i never get tired of it. A hard days night by richard lester john lennon, paul. A hard days night presents a fictionalized day in the life of the beatles as they give a performance on a live television show. On film, the beatles had a mixed track record national. The keeper dennis hopper crime thriller free full movie duration. A hard days night 1964 this world premiere restoration was introduced by alec baldwin and don was at the 2014 tcm cff. For this film, that would have been a complete tragedy. Film fifty years on, a hard days night is still revelatory. Beginning with introductions to the films stars chronicling their rise from a raggedy teenage skiffle band to the biggest pop act in the world the book goes on to tell how the american film company united artists wanted to make a quick, lowbudget.
Official theatrical release schedule for all upcoming films in the year 2014. A hard days night, in which the bandmates play wily, exuberant versions of. In a moment of desperation, he dumps the body in a coffin alongside his mother. A hard days night is an explosion of joy onto the bleak, bombed out cultural landscape of postwar britain. Our list of movies in theaters in 2014 is even more accurate than the imdb database. A halfcentury after its release, the beatles first feature film, a hard days night, remains a cultural landmark. A hard days night official remastered trailer 2014 the beatles movie hd. I cant imagine what it must be like to be watching, in 2014, a hard days night for the first time. A hard day is a 2014 south korean action thriller film written and directed by kim seonghun, and starring lee sunkyun and cho jinwoong. A hard days day is a must have for beatles fans, if for no other reason than to see if you can point out all the beatle references cleverly placed throughout the film. Music on film series is the story of the making of the greatest rockandroll movie of all time.
With sunkyun lee, jinwoong cho, mansik jeong, jeonggeun shin. We provide the complete list of 2014 movie releases by week of release. Beatles a hard days night gets fab 50th anniversary. A hard days night began as a quickie attempt to cash in on beatlemania before its frenzy faded, but no one involved in the film seemed interested in creating the crass product they might easily have gotten away with making.
The documentarystyle film chronicles the beatles arriving at a theater, rehearsing, and performing in a bbc television special. Ringo starr on the mystery train song from a hard days night ringo starr performs at the 56th annual grammy awards on sunday, january 26. A hard days night, in which the bandmates play wily, exuberant versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their. After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event. Click on any of the 2014 movie posters images for complete information about all 2014 movies in theaters, including trailers. With justin caesar, drew donnay, dean durham, kat fenton. A hard days night 50th anniversary 2014 rotten tomatoes. A hard days night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the. A hard days night is back this article is more than 5 years old richard lester, the director of the beatles first film, now rereleased, recalls their anarchic wit. He wanted to suggest the idea of movement, by expressing a flow of a pictures.
Ringo starr on the mystery train song from a hard days. I saw the beatles films on tv as a kid and let it be at the movies in 1979, 9 years after its original release. Over two typical days in the life of the beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and sir paul mccartneys mischievous grandfather. The film portrays 36 hours in the lives of the group. Although a vehicle for the beatles, aimed at exploiting the rising tide of beatlemania, the film successfully challenged many of the old conventions of the pop film by introducing a new approach to both plot and visual. It sets the scene for the song, album and brilliant film. Conversely, after the film, beatlemania outgrew itself and consequently often felt out of control and occasionally dangerous. The beatles first and best fulllength feature film remastered for its 50year anniversary. I didnt catch it during its original theatrical release i was a bit too tiny for. A hard days night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the english rock band the beatlesjohn lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starrduring the height of beatlemania. Rick and corey evaluate a massive dukes of hazzard toy collection. On film, the beatles had a mixed track record the fab four could never recreate the magic of their first movie, a hard days night.
The beatles, a hard days night, beatlemania, beatles no. The beatles, starring in their first fulllength, hilarious, actionpacked film harassed by their manager and pauls grandpa, the beatles embark from liverpool by train for a london tv show. A new restoration of the beatles 1964 film a hard days night has been set to play in more than 50 cities nationwide over july 4 weekend. Frank was just trying to turn it up a notch with his girlfriend when things went bad and it turned into a hard day. Janus films acquired the rights to the film from miramax on behalf of the shenson estate, managed by bruce. We tediously check and update this list to make sure the dates are 100% accurate. Watch a hard day full movie in hd visit on the way to his mothers funeral, a detective accidentally hits a pers. A hard days night, the 1964 musical comedy that brought the beatles and the global phenomenon they detonated to the big screen, marks its halfcentury with a new dvdbluray package from. There was a brief time when everyone loved the beatles, finding them agreeable and charming and cheekily nonthreatening. The boys captivate the young schoolgirl played by patti boydlater to become mrs. From left paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr, and john lennon in their 1964 film a hard days night, directed. Watch a hard day full movie in hd visit on the way to his mothers funeral, a. A hard days night by jonathan romney on july 3, 2014 when richard lester asked john lennon, then relatively new to fame, how he had liked stockholm, lennon replied. Watch pawn stars episodes online season 9 2014 tv guide.