A Hard Day's Night

Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day's Night, in which the bandmates play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing period when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed popular music forever. Directed with flamboyant, anything-goes verve and inventiveness by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of famous songs, including the title track, "Can't Buy Me Love," "I Should Have Known Better," and "If I Fell," A Hard Day's Night is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of its era.