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Beatles (The): A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Greatest Rock And Roll Comedy Adventure.Director: Richard Lester
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary by cast and crew
"You Cant Do That: The Making of A Hard Days Night" (1994) documentary by producer Walter Shenson (62:05)
"The Running Jumping & Standing-Still Film" (1960) short film (10:41)
"Things They Said Today" (2002) documentary (36:22)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Extras:"Running, Jumping And Standing Still" short film
Interview with Richard Lester (Director)
Still Gallery
Newsreels
Radio Spots
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Subtitles:English, French and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
"Things They Said Today..." featurette (35 min)
DISC TWO
Their Production Will Be Second To None (Interviews)
"Look At My Direction..." (Richard Lester, The Director) (12 min)
"Then There Was Music..." (Sir George Martin, The Musical Director) (7 min)
"Better Hurry 'Cause It May Not Last..." (David Picker, The Studio Exceutive) (3 min)
"You Know His Name..." (Dennis O'Dell, The Associate Producer) (10 min)
With The Beatles (Interviews)
"Shake It Up Baby..." (John Junkin 'Shake') (4 min)
"Happy Just To Dance..." (Lionel Blair 'TV Choreographer') (3 min)
"The Future Still Looks Good..." (Kenneth Haigh 'Simon Marshall') (3 min)
"That Boy..." (David Jaxon 'Young Boy') (10 min)
"Give Us A Wink..." (Anna Quayle 'Millie') (3 min)
"I Act Like A Clown..." (Jeremy Lloyd 'Club Dancer') (5 min)
"Well I'll Bet You..." (Terry Hooper 'Casino Croupier') (4 min)
Working Like A Dog... (Interviews)
"Here To Show Everybody The Light" (Gilbert Taylor BSC, Director Of Photography) (7 min)
"Tell Us What You See..." (Paul Wilson, Camera Operator) (4 min)
"Every Head She's Had The Pleasure To Know..." (Betty Glasow, Hairdresser) (3 min)
"We Shall Scrimp And Save..." (Barrie Melrose, 2nd Assistant Director) (6 min)
Busy Working Overtime...: (Interviews)
"In The Thick Of It..." (Pam Tomling & Roy Benson, Assistant Editors) (4 min)
"Every Sound There Is..." (Gordon Daniels & Jim Roddan, Sound Editors) (3 min)
"Listen To The Music Playing In Your Head..." featurette (12 min)
"Such A Clean Old Man!" featurette (5 min)
"I've Lost My Little Girl..." featurette (4 min)
"Taking Testimonal Pictures..." featurette (10 min)
"Dressed To The Hilt..." featurette (8 min)
"Dealing With 'The Men From The Press'..." featurette (18 min)
"They And I Have Memories..." featurette (7 min)
"Hitting The Big Time In The USA" featurette (4 min) -
Subtitles:English HoH and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary by the cast and crew
"In Their Own Voices" featurette (18:01)
"Anatomy of a Style" featurette (17:06)
Theatrical 2000 rerelease trailer (2:00)
Theatrical 2014 rerelease trailer (1:39)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"'You Cant Do That': The Making of A Hard Days Night" (1994) documentary (62:06)
"Things They Said Today" (2002) documentary (36:17)
"Picturewise", a new piece about Lesters early work (27:13)
"The Running Jumping & Standing-Still Film" (1960) short film by Lester (11:11)
Interview with author Mark Lewisohn from 2014 (27:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
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Notes:Includes an essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by the cast and crew
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Extras:"In Their Own Voices" featurette (18:01)
"'You Cant Do That': The Making of A Hard Days Night" (1994) documentary (62:06)
Theatrical 2000 rerelease trailer (2:00)
Theatrical 2014 rerelease trailer (1:39) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
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Notes:Includes an essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester.
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Extras:Interview with director Richard Lester (8:18)
Theatrical trailer (1:47)
Photo gallery (20 images)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary with cast and crew
German theatrical trailer (2:27)
UK theatrical trailer (1:37)
Photo gallery (94 images)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"You Cant do that: The Making of A Hard Day's Night" documentary (59:02)
"Things they said today" interviews (34:54)
"In their own voices" interviews (17:18)
"The Beatles: The Road to A Hard Days Night" interview with Mark Lewisohn (26:35)
"Anatomy of a style" featurette (16:25)
"Picturewise" featurette (26:08)
DISC FOUR (DVD)
"The Running, Jumping & Standing Still" short film (13:38)
Interviews
Richard Lester (12:07)
Sir George Martin (7:10)
Sir George Martin (11:43)
David Picker (3:02)
Denis O'Dell (9:46)
Gilbert Taylor (7:18)
Paul Wilson (4:17)
Betty Glasow (2:53)
Barrie Melrose (5:59)
Pam Tomling & Roy Benson (4:03)
Gordon Daniels & Jim Roddan (2:45)
John Junkin (4:03)
Lionel Blair (2:45)
Kenneth Haig (2:50)
David Jaxon (10:02)
Anna Quayle (2:43)
Jeremy Lloyd (4:42)
Terry Hooper (3:47)
Featurettes
Dealing with the men from the press (17:50)
Such a clean old man (5:03)
I've lost my little pony (4:21)
Taking testimonial Pictures (9:55)
Dressed to the hilt (7:36)
They and I have memories (7:28)
Hitting the big time in the USA (3:53) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
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Notes:4-disc digi-pack with a 16-page booklet containing an autobiography by Sir George Martin.
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers:
Bounce
The Family Man
What Women Want -
Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
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Notes:It is uncofirmed whether or not this is Anamorphic or Non-Anamorphic.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with cast and crew
DISC TWO
"In their own voices: The Beatles on A Hard Days Night" interviews (17:19)
"You Cant Do That: The Making of A Hard Day s Night" documentary (59:39)
"Things they said today" interviews (34:56)
"Picturewise" featurette (26:09)
"Anatomy of a style" featurette (16:26)
"The Beatles: The Road to A Hard Days Night" interview with Mark Lewisohn (26:36)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
"Things They Said Today..." featurette (34:54)
DISC TWO
Their Production Will Be Second To None (Interviews)
"Look At My Direction..." (Richard Lester, The Director) (12:07)
"Then There Was Music..." (Sir George Martin, The Musical Director) (7:10)
"Better Hurry 'Cause It May Not Last..." (David Picker, The Studio Exceutive) (3:00)
"You Know His Name..." (Dennis O'Dell, The Associate Producer) (9:45)
With The Beatles (Interviews)
"Shake It Up Baby..." (John Junkin 'Shake') (4:04)
"Happy Just To Dance..." (Lionel Blair 'TV Choreographer') (2:44)
"The Future Still Looks Good..." (Kenneth Haigh 'Simon Marshall') (2:50)
"That Boy..." (David Jaxon 'Young Boy') (10:00)
"Give Us A Wink..." (Anna Quayle 'Millie') (2:43)
"I Act Like A Clown..." (Jeremy Lloyd 'Club Dancer') (4:42)
"Well I'll Bet You..." (Terry Hooper 'Casino Croupier') (3:48)
Working Like A Dog... (Interviews)
"Here To Show Everybody The Light" (Gilbert Taylor BSC, Director Of Photography) (7:17)
"Tell Us What You See..." (Paul Wilson, Camera Operator) (4:16)
"Every Head She's Had The Pleasure To Know..." (Betty Glasow, Hairdresser) (2:54)
"We Shall Scrimp And Save..." (Barrie Melrose, 2nd Assistant Director) (5:58)
Busy Working Overtime... (Interviews)
"In The Thick Of It..." (Pam Tomling & Roy Benson, Assistant Editors) (4:02)
"Every Sound There Is..." (Gordon Daniels & Jim Roddan, Sound Editors) (2:45)
"Listen To The Music Playing In Your Head..." featurette (11:42)
"Such A Clean Old Man!" featurette (5:02)
"I've Lost My Little Girl..." featurette (4:20)
"Taking Testimonal Pictures..." featurette (9:54)
"Dressed To The Hilt..." featurette (7:36)
"Dealing With 'The Men From The Press'..." featurette (17:50)
"They And I Have Memories..." featurette (7:26)
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Subtitles:English and English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
"Things They Said Today..." featurette (34:54)
DISC TWO
Their Production Will Be Second To None (Interviews)
"Look At My Direction..." (Richard Lester, The Director) (12:07)
"Then There Was Music..." (Sir George Martin, The Musical Director) (7:10)
"Better Hurry 'Cause It May Not Last..." (David Picker, The Studio Exceutive) (3:00)
"You Know His Name..." (Dennis O'Dell, The Associate Producer) (9:45)
With The Beatles (Interviews)
"Shake It Up Baby..." (John Junkin 'Shake') (4:04)
"Happy Just To Dance..." (Lionel Blair 'TV Choreographer') (2:44)
"The Future Still Looks Good..." (Kenneth Haigh 'Simon Marshall') (2:50)
"That Boy..." (David Jaxon 'Young Boy') (10:00)
"Give Us A Wink..." (Anna Quayle 'Millie') (2:43)
"I Act Like A Clown..." (Jeremy Lloyd 'Club Dancer') (4:42)
"Well I'll Bet You..." (Terry Hooper 'Casino Croupier') (3:48)
Working Like A Dog... (Interviews)
"Here To Show Everybody The Light" (Gilbert Taylor BSC, Director Of Photography) (7:17)
"Tell Us What You See..." (Paul Wilson, Camera Operator) (4:16)
"Every Head She's Had The Pleasure To Know..." (Betty Glasow, Hairdresser) (2:54)
"We Shall Scrimp And Save..." (Barrie Melrose, 2nd Assistant Director) (5:58)
Busy Working Overtime... (Interviews)
"In The Thick Of It..." (Pam Tomling & Roy Benson, Assistant Editors) (4:02)
"Every Sound There Is..." (Gordon Daniels & Jim Roddan, Sound Editors) (2:45)
"Listen To The Music Playing In Your Head..." featurette (11:42)
"Such A Clean Old Man!" featurette (5:02)
"I've Lost My Little Girl..." featurette (4:20)
"Taking Testimonal Pictures..." featurette (9:54)
"Dressed To The Hilt..." featurette (7:36)
"Dealing With 'The Men From The Press'..." featurette (17:50)
"They And I Have Memories..." featurette (7:26)
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Subtitles:English and English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
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OVERALL: Draw
For extras, the US, UK, and Australian Buena Vista releases have identical extras with exclusives, the US dual format Criterion has its own exclusive extras, and the German Koch Media dual format release has its own exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (87:33 NTSC).
- R1 America- MPI Home Video - No cuts.
- R1 Collector's Edition America- Buena Vista Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R1 Dual Format America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (87:34 NTSC).
- R1 Single Disc America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (87:34 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Arthaus - No cuts (84:12 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (84:04 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Holland- RCV - No cuts.
- R2 50th Anniversary Edition Scandinavia- Nordisk Film - No cuts (84:02 PAL).
- R2 Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Buena Vista Home Entertainment - No cuts (84:15 PAL).
- R4 Collector's Edition Australia- Buena Vista Home Entertainment - No cuts.
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Comparison added by David on 17/09/02
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/08/20UPDATE LOG:
07/06/14: Added Criterion release.
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07/08/14: Addition of the R2 German editions.
13/02/17: Title update.
07/06/17: Added Scandinavia.
12/08/20: Added Australia.
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