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Beatles (The): A Hard Day's Night (Blu-ray) (1964)
The Greatest Rock And Roll Comedy Adventure.Director: Richard Lester
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by cast and crew
"In Their Own Voices" featurette combining 1964 interviews with behind-the-scenes footage and photos (18:02)
"Anatomy of a Style" featurette on Lester’s methods (17:07)
"You Can’t Do That: The Making of A Hard Day’s Night" (1994) documentary by producer Walter Shenson (62:10)
"Things They Said Today" (2002) documentary (36:17)
Richard Lester
- "The Running Jumping & Standing-Still Film" (1960) short film (11:10)
- "Picturewise" featurette about Lester (27:13)
"The Beatles: The Road to A Hard Day's Night" Interview with author Mark Lewisohn (27:14)
Theatrical trailers:
– 2000 Re-Release Trailer (2:00)
– 2014 Re-Release Trailer (1:39)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 stereo (newly created)
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes an essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester.
Only available in a Blu-ray+DVD combo.
3-disc Digi-pak with a cardboard case.
All extras in HD (although some of them are conversed from SD sources). -
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Extras:"Things They Said Today ..." featurette (36:18)
Interviews:
– "Their Production Will Be Second To None" with the filmmakers (Director Richard Lester, Musical Director Sir George Martin, Associate Producer Denis O'Dell, Studio Executive David Picker)
– "With The Beatles" with the Cast (John Junkin, Lionel Blair, Kenneth Haigh, David Janson, Anna Quayle, Jeremy Lloyd, Terry Hooper)
– "Working Like A Dog" with the Production Crew (Gilbert Taylor BSC, Paul Wilson, Betty Glasow, Barrie Melrose)
– "Busy Working Overtime" with the Post Production Crew (Pam Tomling & Roy Benson, Gordon Daniels & Jim Roddan)
– "Listen To The Music Playing In Your Head" with Sir George Martin on the HDN Songs
– "Such A Clean Old Man!" about Wilfrid Brambell
– "I've Lost My Little Girl" with Isla Blair
– "Taking Testimonial Pictures" with Robert Freeman
"Dressed To The Hilt" with Gordon Millings
– "Dealing With The Men From The Press" with Tony Barrow
– "They and I Have Memories" with Klaus Voorman
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in HD (1080i60).
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by cast and crew
"The Beatles: The Road to A Hard Day's Night" Interview with author Mark Lewisohn (27:44)
"In Their Own Voices" featurette combining 1964 interviews with behind-the-scenes footage and photos (18:03)
"Anatomy of a Style" featurette on Lester’s methods (17:08)
"Picturewise" featurette about Lester (27:16)
New Trailer (1:38)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary by cast and crew
"You Can’t Do That: The Making of A Hard Day’s 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)
New Trailer (1:38) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (newly created)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Blu-ray is region B.
The DVD is region 0 NTSC. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary with cast and crew
German theatrical trailer (2:27)
UK theatrical trailer (1:39)
Photo gallery (94 images)
DISC TWO (DVD)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"You Can’t 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 Day’s 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 Film" 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)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:4-disc Digi-pak with a 16-page booklet containing an autobiography by Sir George Martin.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with the cast and crew
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Extras:Featurettes:
– "In Their Own Voices" combining 1964 interviews with the Beatles with behind-the-scenes footage and photos (18:03)
– "You Can’t Do That: The Making of A Hard Day’s Night" (1994) documentary by producer Walter Shenson (62:12)
– "Things They Said Today" (2002) documentary (36:25)
– "Picturewise" featurette about Lester’s early work (27:15)
– "Anatomy of a Style" featurette on Lester’s methods (17:08)
– "The Beatles: The Road to A Hard Day's Night" interview with author Mark Lewisohn (27:43)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 stereo (newly created)
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US release for the newer 4K remastered transfer and extensive extras, with optional lossless 5.1 and uncompressed stereo and mono options.
The Australian release has all the extras from the US release except one of the trailers, but the stereo and mono tracks are lossy.
The Canadian Alliance and German Koch have some exclusive extras, but note that the Alliance uses a 1080i transfer and the German has all extras only in SD).
The UK Second Sight disc is comparable to the Criterion except for the omission of the short film by Richard Lester, "The Running Jumping and Standing-Still Film".
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (87:39).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Alliance - No cuts (87:48).
- Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (87:38).
- Blu-ray B Special Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (87:39).
- Blu-ray B 50th Anniversary Restoration United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts (87:30).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 06/06/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/08/20UPDATE LOG:
07/06/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
22/07/14: Added UK release; corrected typo in running time of Criterion release.
07/08/14: Addition of the German release.
13/02/17: Title update.
13/08/20: Added Australia.
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