Paul Celebrates A Hard Day's Night At 40

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Jul 6, 1:11 PM EDT

Paul Celebrates'Hard Days Night' at 40

LONDON (AP) -- Beatle Paul McCartney celebrated the 40th anniversary of the film "A Hard Day's Night" at a private screening Tuesday.

The feature was released internationally this week on DVD, with additional rare footage of the foursome.

McCartney enjoyed the black-and-white film tribute to 1960s Beatlemania with his wife, Heather, 36.

"Heather has never seen it full-length. We have just seen bits and pieces," he said.

McCartney, 62, admitted he hadn't seen the film himself since its 1964 release.

The knighted star also was reunited with the cast and crew of the film, which showed John, Paul, George and Ringo navigating a series of adventures as they prepared for a TV appearance.

"Yes, it takes me back. It's great seeing it again," McCartney said, noting that "it's very sad that George and John aren't around to see it."

Lennon was gunned down outside his New York City apartment in 1980. Harrison died of cancer in 2001.

The film was an instant success upon release, bringing the young Liverpool natives even greater fame.

The film features 12 Beatles hits, including "Can't Buy Me Love," "She Loves You" and "A Hard Day's Night."

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that's really neat! Paul's always seemed to be more into his Beatle past than the others

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HMVNipper Posted:
The feature was released internationally this week on DVD, with additional rare footage of the foursome.


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only in the UK right?

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Mr.Mustard Posted:
that's really neat! Paul's always seemed to be more into his Beatle past than the others

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Yeah, the good thing is that Paul is someone who appears to like and accept himself. The Beatles is where he got catapulted into fame and it would, IMHO be impossible to ignore that...still, I like the way Paul, as he said in 2001 "puts himself in the mind of his audience" and thinks of what his audience would pay to hear him sing.

Boy, I would LOVE to attend a Paul McCartney concert!