Comedy / Music
UK,
1964, 87 min
Directed by:
Richard LesterScreenplay:
Alun OwenCinematography:
Gilbert TaylorCast:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, John Bluthal, Phil Collins, Victor Spinetti, Margaret Nolan, Rosemarie Frankland (more)VOD (3)
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A rock and roll adventure that follows "a day in the life" of those four lads from Liverpool who would go on to make music history as the Beatles. This musical "mockumentary" leads us into the madness of the fab four's everyday lives where the simple act of traveling from Liverpool to London for a television performance involves escaping from the invasion of a mob of fainting teenagers, outwitting a hungry pack of newspaper reporters, and stopping Paul's meddlesome grandfather from breaking the band apart. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1965 - Alun Owen (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1965 - Best Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1965 - George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)