Alun Owen
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.
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3846 |
| Birthday | 1925-11-24 |
| Place of Birth | Menai Bridge, Wales |
| Also Known As |
1963
The Servant
7.6/371
Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as...
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The Servant
1959
In the Wake of a Stranger
10/1
An unfortunate sailor gets implicated in a murder he never committed. After a bookie is murdered, the sailor is caught in an ever-tightening vice that...
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In the Wake of a Stranger
1959
I'm All Right Jack
6.585/82
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from th...
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I'm All Right Jack
1953
Valley of Song
8/1
A little Welsh village is sundered by rival factions when a coveted contralto role in the "Messiah" is given to Mrs. Davies instead of Mrs. Lloyd. Bas...
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Valley of Song
2002
Things They Said Today
7/2
A documentary on the making of the Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night," featuring director Richard Lester, music producer George Martin, screenwri...
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Things They Said Today
1957
Every Day Except Christmas
6.615/13
A short documentary filmed in 1957 at the Covent Garden fruit, vegetable and flower market, then located in the Covent Garden area of East central Lon...
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Every Day Except Christmas
2025
The Beatles
8/1
Liverpool, a sleeping city, awakens under the glow of a musical revolution. Four boys, known as the Beatles, turn their dream into an odyssey. This do...
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