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Summary:

"On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first appearance on American television on The Ed Sullivan Show, ratcheting up the frenzy of a fan base whose ecstatic devotion to the band heralded an explosive new wave of youth culture. I Wanna Hold Your Hand looks back to that fateful weekend, following six New Jersey teenagers, each with different reasons for wanting to see the Fab Four, on a madcap mission to Manhattan to meet the band and score tickets to the show. With this rollicking first feature, director Robert Zemeckis and cowriter Bob Gale established themselves as a filmmaking team par excellence, adept and mining America's cultural memory for comedy and adventure with a winning mixture of sweet nostalgia and playful irreverence"--Container.

Contributors:

Zemeckis, Robert, 1952- , film director, screenwriter

Gale, Bob, 1951- , screenwriter

Asseyev, Tamara , film producer

Rose, Alexandra, 1946- , film producer

Allen, Nancy, 1950 June 24- , actor

DiCicco, Bobby , actor

McClure, Marc, 1957- , actor

Newman, Susan Kendall, 1953- , actor

Saldana, Theresa , actor

Sperber, Wendie Jo, 1958-2005 , actor

Deezen, Eddie, 1957- , actor

Juttner, Christian, 1964- , actor

Murray the K , actor

Jordan, Will, 1927-2018 , actor

Morgan, Donald M. (Donald Maxwell), 1932- , director of photography

Morriss, Frank (Frank E.), 1927-2013 , editor of moving image work

Jamison, Peter (Peter Michael) , art director

Beatles , composer

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).

Main Work:

I wanna hold your hand (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 967

Subjects:

Beatles — Drama

Sullivan, Ed, 1901-1974 — Drama

Ed Sullivan show (Television program) — Drama

Fans (Persons) — Drama

Teenage girls — New Jersey — Drama

Teenagers — New Jersey — Drama

Sullivan, Ed, 1901-1974

Beatles

Ed Sullivan show (Television program)

Fans (Persons)

Teenage girls

Teenagers

New Jersey

Genres:

Motion pictures

Comedy films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Performers:

Cast: Nancy Allen, Bobby DiCicco, Marc McClure, Susan Kendall Newman, Theresa Saldana, Wendie Jo Sperber, Eddie Deezen, Christian Juttner, Murray the "K," Will Jordan.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Donald M. Morgan ; film editor, Frank Morriss ; art director, Peter Jamison ; music, The Beatles.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Robert Zemeckis and cowriter Bob Gale; New conversation among Zemeckis, Gale, and executive producer Steven Spielberg; New interview with actors Nancy Allen and Marc McClure; Audio commentary from 2004 featuring Zemeckis and Gale; The lift (1972), and A field of honor (1973), two early short films by Zemeckis; Trailer and radio spots; An essay by critic Scott Tobias.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (8 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; 5.1 Dolby Digital

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

I W 1978 DVD

ISBNs:

9781681435664
1681435667

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515228114
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3009D

OCLC Numbers:

1085364369