A Hard Day's Night - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "A Hard Day's Night"
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Timing:
1:28 (88 min)
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Actors and characters
John Junkin
Character Shake
Edward Malin
Character Hotel Waiter
Robin Ray
Character T.V. Choreographer
Alison Seebohm
Character Secretary
Bridget Armstrong
Character Lead Makeup Woman (uncredited)
Roger Avon
Character Policeman (uncredited)
Bruce Beeby
Character Casino Man (uncredited)
Andre Charisse
Character Champagne Waiter at Casino (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Character Makeup Lady (uncredited)
Rosemarie Frankland
Character Brunette Showgirl (uncredited)
Bob Godfrey
Character Man in Pub (uncredited)
Kenneth Haigh
Character Simon Marshall (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Character Man at Casino (uncredited)
Clare Kelly
Character Barmaid (uncredited)
David Langton
Character Actor (uncredited)
Al Lewis
Character Gambler (uncredited)
Jeremy Lloyd
Character Tall Dancer at the Disco (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Character Pub Patron (uncredited)
Noel Trevarthen
Character Journalist (uncredited)
Michael Trubshawe
Character Casino Manager (uncredited)
Neil Wilson
Character Doorman (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The phrase, which became the film's title, first appears in John Lennon's story "Sad Michael" from his first book, In His Own Write. According to John, the phrase was coined by Ringo Starr. At the end of a tiring day, he uttered "It's been a hard day", but then, looking at his watch, added "'s night".
- The scene of boarding the train in Liverpool was filmed at Paddington Station in London.
- The scene in the train compartment, where the Beatles perform "I Should Have Known Better", was filmed in a bus, and the crew rocked it to create the impression of a moving train.
- During the filming of the movie, George Harrison met Pattie Boyd, his future wife.
- Since 1968, the film has been shown on television, and in 1984 it was released on video cassettes.
- The title song "A Hard Day’s Night" was recorded after the film had already been shot.
- Among the audience at the television show, you can see a 13-year-old Phil Collins, wearing glasses.
- As a follow-up to the film, NBC launched a series in which The Beatles were replaced by a specially created quartet, The Monkees (literally, “monkeys”).
- The phrase that became the title of the film first appears in John Lennon's story «Sad Michael» from his first book, In His Own Write. According to John, this phrase was coined by Ringo Starr. At the end of one tiring day, he dropped the phrase: «It`s been a hard day», but then, looking at his watch, added «s night».
- Among the audience at the television show, you can see 13-year-old Phil Collins, wearing glasses.
- In the running scene at the beginning of the film, George trips and falls, and Ringo bumps into him and falls too. The script did not provide for this, meaning it happened unintentionally. George tore his costume, but quickly recovered, laughed, and continued running. It was decided to leave the fall in the film.
- The scene with the tire that Ringo trips over on the riverbank had to be filmed over and over again because the tire kept rolling in the wrong direction. Finally, after many takes, David Yanson, a young actor who was to film a scene with Ringo, took over. He managed it on the first try.
- Ringo Starr was praised for how wonderfully he portrayed sadness and melancholy in the scene by the river, while in reality, at the time of filming, he was suffering from a terrible hangover after the previous day.
- The original film reel with the results of the first day of shooting was irrevocably lost when a porter dropped the boxes of film while being chased by young female fans who mistakenly thought he was one of the members of 'The Beatles'.
- In the scene where 'The Beatles' run and frolic in a field, John Lennon was not present. At the time of filming, he was promoting his book 'John Lennon: In His Own Write' (1964). A stand-in was filmed in Lennon's place, and close-up shots were later inserted into the film.
- When Paul McCartney performs the song 'And I Love Her', at one point the camera starts looking directly at the arc lamp. While reviewing the footage shot during the day, employees of 'United Artists' decided that the shot had been left in the footage by mistake, but producer Walter Shenson assured them that it was intentional, and said that a lot of time had been spent filming that shot exactly as it turned out.
- During the performance of the song 'And I Love Her', the camera makes a full rotation around Paul McCartney. To achieve this, the camera was suspended on thin ropes, like a marionette.
- The concert scene at the end of the film was shot entirely in one day, using numerous cameras. The stress caused by filming under such conditions was so great that one member of the crew cracked the enamel on their teeth. This was precisely the reason why cinematographer Gilbert Taylor subsequently declined an offer to work with the team again on the film “Help!” (Richard Lester, 1965).
- The phrase that became the film's title first appears in John Lennon's story “Sad Michael” from his first book, In His Own Write. According to John, the phrase was coined by Ringo Starr. At the end of a tiring day, he said, “It’s been a hard day,” but then, looking at his watch, he added “’s night.”
- In the scene where “The Beatles” run and frolic in a field, John Lennon was not present. At the time of filming, he was promoting his book “John Lennon: In His Own Write” (1964). A stand-in was used instead of Lennon, and close-up shots were later inserted into the film.
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