Description
A Hard Days Night
Director-Approved 4K UHD
+ Blu-ray Special Edition
Directed by Richard Lester
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 showcase their revolutionary talent on the big screen. Playing slapstick versions of themselves, the band captured the electric moment they became the irreverent idols of their generation and transformed popular music forever. Directed with wild, inventive energy by Richard Lester, and featuring classic songs like A Hard Days Night, Cant Buy Me Love, I Should Have Known Better, and If I Fell, this film redefined the movie musical and laid the groundwork for modern music video language. It remains one of the most deliriously entertaining films of all time.
Key Features
- New 4K digital restoration approved by director Richard Lester
- Three audio mixes: monaural, stereo, and 5.1 surround, supervised by Giles Martin at Abbey Road Studios
- Uncompressed monaural and stereo soundtracks, plus DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- 4K UHD disc presented in Dolby Vision HDR + Blu-ray with film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring cast and crew
- In Their Own Voices 1964 Beatles interviews with behind-the-scenes material
- You Cant Do That 1994 documentary with outtake Beatles performance
- Things They Said Today 2002 documentary with Lester, George Martin, Alun Owen, Gilbert Taylor
- Picturewise program on Lester’s early work
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) Oscar-nominated short
- Anatomy of a Style 2014 analysis of Lesters methods
- Interview with Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn (2014)
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Booklet featuring essay by critic Howard Hampton + 1970 interview excerpts with Richard Lester
Special Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 4K Digital Restoration | Approved by Richard Lester, with mono, stereo, and 5.1 mixes supervised by Giles Martin. |
| 4K UHD + Blu-ray Presentation | Dolby Vision HDR on 4K UHD; Blu-ray includes film and extensive supplements. |
| Audio Commentary | Commentary track featuring members of the cast and crew. |
| In Their Own Voices | Program featuring 1964 interviews with the Beatles and behind-the-scenes footage and photos. |
| You Cant Do That Documentary | 1994 making-of documentary including an outtake performance by the Beatles. |
| Things They Said Today | 2002 documentary featuring interviews with Lester, George Martin, Alun Owen, and Gilbert Taylor. |
| Picturewise | Program focusing on Richard Lesters early work, including a 2014 audio interview with the director. |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Lesters Oscar-nominated 1960 short film. |
| Anatomy of a Style | 2014 program analyzing Richard Lesters filmmaking style and comic techniques. |
| Interview with Mark Lewisohn | 2014 interview with acclaimed Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn. |
| Subtitles | Includes English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Booklet | Features an essay by Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Richard Lester. |
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