Producer: Walter Shenson; director: Richard Lester; screen writer: Alun Owen.
Stars: The Beatles. Wilfred Brambell; John Junkin; Norman Rossington;Victor Spinetti.
The Beatles' 1964 film is regarded as one of the best pop culture movies of its kind.
Richard Lester, who had directed the film It's Trad, Dad and the '60s classic The Knack, used Twickenham Studios in Middlesex as the main location for this cinematic classic.
Filmed in black and white, it featured a 'typical day' in the life of The Beatles during the infancy of Beatlemania.
The lads came across as four individuals: naturally witty with their deadpan Scouse humour. They inter-acted with people from all walks of life, from the TV producers to fans of all ages.
According to Paul McCartney, Welsh writer Alun Owen sat in with the group before filming began in March 1963 and would listen and observe their many off-the-cuff comments and spontaneous inter-action.
The word 'grotty' appears in the film - a short version of the word grotesque used by George to describe a very tasteless shirt.
A young Phil Collins appeared in the film as an extra and later introduced a special video re-release of the film with scenes not featured in the original.
The film was given a Royal Premiere at the London Pavilion before HRH Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.
A Hard Day's Night featured the following songs - the title track; I Should Have Known Better; If I Fell; I'm Happy Just to Dance With You; And I love Her; Tell Me Why; Can't Buy Me Love; Any Time At All; I'll Cry Instead; Things We Said Today; When I Get Home;You Can't Do That and I'll Be Back.
