Alun Owen
Birthday: 1925-11-24
Place of Birth: Menai Bridge, Wales
Biography: Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Movies
The Servant
Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well ...
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In the Wake of a Stranger
An unfortunate sailor gets implicated in a murder he never committed. After a bookie is murdered, th...
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I'm All Right Jack
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at...
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Valley of Song
A little Welsh village is sundered by rival factions when a coveted contralto role in the "Messiah" ...
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Things They Said Today
A documentary on the making of the Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night," featuring director Richa...
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Every Day Except Christmas
A short documentary filmed in 1957 at the Covent Garden fruit, vegetable and flower market, then loc...
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The Beatles
Liverpool, a sleeping city, awakens under the glow of a musical revolution. Four boys, known as the ...
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