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

    62'

    1995-01-01

    8

    Music,Documentary

    Overview:

    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?

    WritingDavid LeafDirectingDavid Leaf

    Cast

    2

    Self - Host

    Phil Collins

    1

    Self - Host

    Roger Ebert

    2

    Self

    Paul McCartney

    2

    Self

    John Lennon

    1

    Self

    Ringo Starr

    2

    Self

    George Harrison

    1

    Self

    Peter Noone

    1

    Self

    Roger McGuinn

    1

    Self

    Victor Spinetti

    1

    Self

    Micky Dolenz

    1

    Self

    Richard Lester

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Saltair Productions
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.6699
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

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