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

Synopsis

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?

Main Cast

Paul McCartney

Self

Age : 82 | Popularity : 100%

John Lennon

Self

Age : 40 | Popularity : 43%

Ringo Starr

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 60%

George Harrison

Self

Age : 58 | Popularity : 87%

Phil Collins

Host

Age : 73 | Popularity : 42%

Roger Ebert

Host

Age : N/A | Popularity : 46%

Peter Noone

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 28%

Roger McGuinn

Self

Age : 82 | Popularity : 22%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	David Leaf
Department	Role	Name

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