A Hard Day’s Night
1964
A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
Killer classic rock meets cinematic genius in the films featured in this collector’s set from the Criterion Collection. It’s musical movie nirvana: The Beatles explode in their unforgettable big-screen debut, A Hard Day’s Night; Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, and many others dazzle the crowds in Monterey Pop; the Rolling Stones play their controversial but thrilling show at the Altamont Speedway in Gimme Shelter; and the Who’s music comes to stunning life in Quadrophenia. Watch and hear these classics in special editions featuring restored sound and image and dozens of supplemental features.
1964
A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
1968
On a beautiful June weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love, the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward, capturing a decade’s spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll.
1970
Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour.
1979
The Who’s classic rock opera Quadrophenia was the basis for this invigorating coming-of-age movie and depiction of the defiant, drug-fueled mod subculture of early 1960s London.