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John Lennon (Actor), Paul McCartney (Actor), Richard Lester (Director) Rated: Universal, suitable for all Format: Blu-ray
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  • Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Norman Rossington
  • Directors: Richard Lester
  • Producers: The Beatles
  • Format: PAL, Subtitled
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Second Sight
  • DVD Release Date: 21 July 2014
  • Run Time: 84 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00KATQF2S
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,938 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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In 1964 the biggest band on the planet made their big screen debut with A Hard Day s Night, a groundbreaking film that presented a typical day in the life of The Fab Four as they tried to outrun screaming fans, find Paul s mischievous grandfather, deal with a stressed TV producer and make it to the show on time. Directed with unrelenting verve by Richard Lester, whose innovative techniques paved the way for generations of music videos, the film s frenetic mix of comic escapades, legendary one-liners and pop perfection captured a moment in time that defined a generation. The most iconic band in music history had arrived.

New 4k restoration approved by director Richard Lester

Mono soundtrack as well as newly created 5.1 surround and stereo mixes supervised by sound producer Giles Martin at Abbey Road Studios.

Audio presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, uncompressed Stereo and Mono

BONUS FEATURES:

- In Their Own Voices - a new piece combining 1964 interviews with The Beatles with behind-the-scenes footage and photos

- You Can t Do That: The Making of A Hard Day s Night

- a documentary by producer Walter Shenson including an outtake performance by The Beatles

- Things They Said Today - featuring director Richard Lester music producer George Martin, screenwriter Alun Owen and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor

- Picturewise - a new piece about Richard Lester s early work featuring a new audio interview with the director

- Anatomy of a Style - a new piece on Richard Lester s methods

- New interview with author Mark Lewisohn

- Audio commentary with cast and crew

- New 50th Anniversary Trailer

- Optional English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired

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5.0 out of 5 starsGood restoration - rather average package!
By James B. Spink HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on 21 July 2014
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
Second Sight Films have done a reasonable job of bringing us what will probably become the definitive UK Blu-ray Disc release of the Beatle's first film. The film itself is now apparently owned by a rich American lawyer, Bruce A. Karsh, who I think controls the estate of Walter Shenson, and he has made this restoration possible! As this release was outside of Apple's control the extras are not quite as lavish or current as they perhaps might have been otherwise - but they are still fairly interesting and worth a watch.

The restored film itself was shown on BBC4 recently to coincide with the films 50th anniversary so you may have seen it already - but even on BBC4 HD the resolution would not have been as good as the Blu-ray Disc version. So that is really the point of this release - even though the film was shot in black and white over 50 years ago the new 4K remaster makes it look as though it could have been filmed this year. The sound has also been improved with the mono soundtrack now being joined by new stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell at Abbey Road.

This release is obviously a must for most Beatles fans but the more casual viewer may be content with an earlier DVD version if they have one. There is no booklet included here, the detail on the cover is fairly limited and the bonus features are just OK. The restoration of the film and sound make this an unreserved five star release, and I guess Second Sight Films have done the best they could with the resources available to them. Not quite the product Apple could have produced had it been their call, however.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBetter Than Ever
By Hamish Adam TOP 100 REVIEWER on 20 July 2014
Format: Blu-ray
This is so much more than just a great film.

It is certainly an important film - both a great piece of cinematic art and also a valuable contemporary social record. The shoulder-mounted 35mm black and white cinematography and stunning locations, the editing and scripting are all first class. The script is entertaining and the somewhat stilted performances from the Beatles themselves are neatly offset by three excellent comic turns from Wilfred Bramble, John Junkin and Norman Rossington.

Not that their performances in any way detract from our utter fascination with this unique documentary about the biggest band in the land, their personalities and their awesome global journey; a journey cleverly symbolized here by a Liverpool to London train trip. They are traveling from Liverpudlian nowhereness to the very top of their profession where, arguably, dead and alive, they remain.

But all of this, of course, is secondary to the music which is beautifully reproduced here although, for me, earlier stereo and mono soundtracks were just as enjoyable.

Ringo, one of the survivors, came up with the title. He was famous for syntactical cocktails and this was one of them. Muddled, but poetic. Like The Beatles themselves. Don't deny yourself. This is one you have to see.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Hard Days Night 50 years on
By D. J. Rhodes on 25 July 2014
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The Beatles first and best full-length feature film remastered for its 50-year anniversary. It's still a good movie and captures the beatles as beatlemania was sweeping the country and they were about to break across the Atlantic on the Ed Sullivan show. Does it add anything to the original DVD release? Well, the blu-ray adds clarity to the main movie and has a great soundtrack with stereo and 5.1 surround options. Packaging is really nothing special considering how special this film is to the band's legacy - just a simple box and no booklet included. There are a few extras on the disk most I've seen before with the original dvd release but they are interesting to those who have never seen them before.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThey're gonna put me in the movies
By Quiverbow TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 21 July 2014
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Unlike those reviews posted well before the release date, I've actually watched this.

I remember going to see this with my brother at the Dartford Granada ("We're all for one and one for all, we're the Dartford Granadiers. Granadiers!" was sung before Saturday morning pictures). We were two of a very small number of boys in the cinema, and I also remember it being the only film I've ever seen at the 'flicks' when I couldn't hear anything. Why? Unbelievable as it may seem, there was a relentless barrage of screaming from the other 98% of the audience. At moving images on celluloid! Fifty years on, those memories come flooding back (not that they ever left) with the anniversary reissue of what is considered to [still] be the best film of it's genre.

There's no point in going through what the film itself is about, as that has been de-constructed, analysed, pored over and commented on more times than I want to know. This review is about what it looks like, what it sounds like, and the extras. As an aside, not many realise this was officially released on a CD-ROM in 1993.

The Packaging:
Second Sight saw sense (now there's an alliteration for you) and this now has a decent, partly embossed slip case cover pertaining to what's inside. And inside that slip case is the Blu-ray case. And that's it! Unlike the USA issue, there's no booklet. There are a dozen photos on the reverse that you might think are taken from the LP sleeve; seven aren't. One strange thing is that the BBFC rating for this is 'PG' whereas it was '12' on the Miramax DVD.

The Film:
First of all, it looks superb. It's bright, clear and the picture jumps out at you. It could have been filmed last week. Whilst this has 16 scene selections, the earlier Miramax DVD has 14.Read more ›
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