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

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A Hard Day's Night

Original title

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

Year

1995

Running time

62 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Leaf

Screenwriter

David Leaf

Cast

Music

The Beatles

Cinematography

Charlie Frick, Steve Hayward, Joseph Mealey, Patrick Mirucki, Paul Pelalus

Producer

Saltair Productions

Genre

Documentary | Music Documentary. Movie Documentary

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?

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

1995

David Leaf