The Beatles Movies

A Hard Day's Night



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  1. Who wrote the screenplay of A Hard Day's Night?
  2. Who produced it?
  3. Which London theatre was used for the shooting of the concert sequence at the film's climax?
  4. Which comic actor, later famous for his role in the Vicar of Dibley, makes a brief appearance in the film?
  5. Which location was used to shoot the train station sequence at the start of the film?
  6. Which Beatle had a solo scene cut from the film?
  7. Which Richard Lester film was shot between A Hard Day's Night and Help!?
  8. Which actor went on to appear in the Beatles next two films?
  9. Which famous rock drummer appeared as a child extra in the film?
  10. Which Beatle was missing for the original shooting of the ‘Can't Buy Me Love’ sequence?
  11. Name one of the original English titles for ‘Help’?
  12. Name the two UK number one singles featured in the film.
  13. Why were large portions of the film shot in the Bahamas?
  14. Which company connects the Help! with the films Tom Jones and The Charge of the Light Brigade?
  15. Which series of spy films did Help! partly attempt to parody/pastiche?
  16. Which famous British comic had a scene axed from Help?
  17. To whom is the film dedicated?
  18. Where was the British Premiere of the film held?
  19. Which famous British playwright produced a script for a Beatles film that was never produced?
  20. A year after Help! Richard Lester made one other film featuring a Beatle. Name the film.
  21. Who officially became head of Apple Films in 1968?
  22. What is the song performed by the Bonzo’s in the strip club sequence of Magical Mystery Tour?
  23. Who was the stripper in the film?
  24. Name the character played by Ivor Cutler in the film.
  25. Which character is played by Victor Spinetti?
  26. The footage for the ‘Flying’ section were originally shot for which famous sixties' film?
  27. Which Beatle is dressed as a rabbit in the I am the Walrus segment?
  28. When was the film first broadcast on British television?
  29. What chart position did the double EP set reach in Britain?
  30. Who produced Yellow Submarine?
  31. Who provided the voice of Jeremy, the ‘Nowhere Man’?
  32. Which song was dropped from the original American version of the film?
  33. The lines of which song by the Merseys are integrated into George's ‘It’s All Too Much?
  34. Along with Yellow Submarine, the writer Erich Seagal is most famously associated with which other Hollywood film?
  35. Where was the film premiered in Britain?
  36. How many new Beatles recordings appeared on the original soundtrack album?
  37. On which album did the title track originally appear?
  38. What ‘day’ was it in the film?
  39. What does Ringo have in his pocket when he makes a personal appearance at the end of the film?
  40. Which song accompanies the closing titles?
  41. At which studios did the first shooting for Let it Be take place?
  42. Which Beatle temporarily left the group during the shooting of this footage?
  43. Where did rehearsals resume?
  44. One of the original ideas for the concert finale involved playing at a Roman Amphitheatre. Where was it?
  45. Which musician was invited to play on the sessions by George?
  46. What colour is Ringo’s coat in the rooftop concert?
  47. ‘I dig a pygmy by Charles …… and the ……..’ Fill in the missing words.
  48. What was Lennon's famous quip at the close of the concert?
  49. Who was famously called in by George, John and Ringo to rework the soundtrack LP?
  50. Who presented Paul with an Oscar for the score?

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