A Hard Day's Night (1964) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

1964: Der Beginn der Beatlemania! 36 Stunden aus dem Leben der Beatles, komprimiert zu einer rasanten, respektlosen, ungewöhnlichen und witzigen Handlung!
Richard Lesters freche Rock'n'Roll Komödie stößt die Jungs in einen Strudel von kreischenden Fans, paranoiden Produzenten, fanatischen Journalisten und nervenden Familienanghörigen.
Ganz nebenbei offenbart sie das Geheimnis von Überleben und Erfolg: eine unersättliche Lust am Blödsinn und eine lebensbejahende Sucht nach Spaß und Freude. Natürlich dürfen auch solche Welterfolge wie 'Can't Buy Me Love', 'She Loves You' und 'A Hard Day's Night' dabei nicht fehlen.
Ein Filmgenuß für eingefleischte »Fab Four«-Fans und alle, die es werden wollen...
Im Stil einer Mockumentary (fiktiven Dokumentation) beschreibt der Film einen Tag im Leben von John, Paul, George und Ringo - gerade als der Weltruhm sie erwischt. Zu den Höhepunkten des Films gehört eine wilde Fernseh-Performance der Fab Four.

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. 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 movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

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

Audio commentary featuring cast and crew

In Their Own Voices, a program combining 1964 interviews with the Beatles and behind-the-scenes footage and photos

“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

Things They Said Today, a 2002 documentary about the film featuring Lester, music producer George Martin, screenwriter Alun Owen, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor

Picturewise, a program about Lester's early work, featuring a 2014 audio interview with the director

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960), Lester’s Oscar-nominated short

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

Cover by Rodrigo Corral