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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

1995
1h 2m
Music
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1995

Runtime

1h 2m

Storyline

Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, asking him to produce a movie so UA could issue a soundtrack album. Shenson signed Lester to direct, and they got the Beatles to agree to star. Shenson sent Owen to Dublin to spend time with the Fab Four; from this came a script built around their being prisoners of their own success. Phil Collins, himself an extra on A Hard Day's Night, hosts this examination of a seminal film: what was ad-libbed, why was it a hit, what was its influence on other movies, and how did it define the way the public viewed each Beatle for years to come?

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 2m
Jan 1, 1995
Languages
English
Director
David Leaf
Production
Saltair Productions
Saltair Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Self - Host

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Self - Host

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self

Peter Noone

Peter Noone

Self

Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn

Self

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Self

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

Self

Richard Lester

Richard Lester

Self

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