Which English rock band stars in the 1964 musical comedy A Hard Day's Night?

The Beatles star in the 1964 musical comedy A Hard Day's Night. The film follows John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr through a hectic day of travel, rehearsals, interviews, and a televised concert.

Directed by Richard Lester and written by Alun Owen, the film was released at the height of Beatlemania. Its fast editing, surreal humor, and mock-documentary energy helped establish a modern style for rock movies. Rather than presenting the band as polished heroes, it portrays them as witty, restless young men surrounded by managers, journalists, fans, and rigid authority figures.

The soundtrack features songs such as "A Hard Day's Night," "Can't Buy Me Love," "If I Fell," and "And I Love Her." Although most of the music was written by Lennon and McCartney, the film also includes George Harrison's "Don't Bother Me." The title comes from one of Ringo Starr's characteristically mixed-up descriptions of a long working day.