A Hard Day's Night

4K Ultra HD

Blu Ray

  • Score
    75
    from 1 reviewers
  • The 4K Blu-ray release of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night is expected to be of excellent quality due to its 4K makeover.

    A Hard Day's Night
    1964
    87 min
    G
    True 4K
    HDR10
    Dolby Vision
  • Video
    80
  • Criterion released a 4K restoration of Richard Lester's film on Blu-ray in 2014, and an upcoming 4K Blu-ray is also available.

  • Audio
    80
  • This Blu-ray release provides three audio tracks: English LPCM 2.0 (Mono and Stereo) and English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, with optional subtitles from Criterion.

  • Extra
    80
  • This audio commentary features actors John Junkin, David Janson, Jeremy Lloyd, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor and was created by Martin Lewis in 2002.

  • Movie
    70
  • The Criterion 4K Blu-ray release of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night (1964) includes original rerelease trailers for the film and a documentary film on the making of the movie.

    True 4K
    HDR10
    Dolby Vision

    Director: Richard Lester

    Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison

    Plot: Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.

    Disc Release Date: 18 January 2022

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    Blu-ray.com review by Dr. Svet Atanasov
    • Video
      100
    • Richard Lester's film was restored in 4K a while ago and Criterion released the 4K restoration on Blu-ray in 2014. You can see our listing and review of the Blu-ray release here. This upcoming 4K Blu-ray...

    • Audio
      100
    • There are three standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0 (Mono), English LPCM 2.0 (Stereo), and English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. For the record, Criterion have provided optional...

    • Extra
      100
    • 4K BLU-RAY DISCCommentary - this audio commentary was created from material produced by Martin Lewis in 2002 and features actors John Junkin, David Janson, and Jeremy Lloyd; cinematographer Gilbert Taylor;...

    • Movie
      80
    • Richard Lester's "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include original rerelease trailers for the film; documentary film produced...

    • Total
      90
    • I am not surprised that this upcoming 4K Blu-ray release offers such a strong presentation of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night because the film's 4K makeover was done right and looked great on Blu-ray...