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WritingAlun Owen
Writing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Alun Owen
The Servant
1963
Filmography
Acting (7)
2025
The Beatlesas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2002
Things They Said Todayas Self (archive footage)
7.0
1963
The Servantas People in Restaurant: Curate
7.6
1959
I'm All Right Jackas TV Producer
6.6
1959
In the Wake of a Strangeras Ferris
10.0
1957
Every Day Except Christmasas Narrator (voice)
6.6
1953
Valley of Songas Pritchard
8.0
Production & Directing (21)
1989
Unexplained LaughterWriter
10.0
1974
NormaWriter
1974
LuckyWriter
1971
PalWriter
10.0
1971
FunnyWriter
1970
No Trams to Lime StreetWriter
10.0
1969
The Ladies: DoreenWriter
1969
The Ladies: JoanWriter
1969
Male of the SpeciesWriter
5.5
1968
GarethWriter
1968
CharlieWriter
1968
ThiefWriter
10.0
1968
StellaWriter
7.0
1967
George's RoomWriter
8.0
1967
ShelterWriter
5.0
1964
A Hard Day's NightScreenplay
7.3
1962
The Hard KnockWriter
1961
The Rose AffairWriter
9.0
1960
Lena, O My LenaWriter
8.0
1960
The CriminalScreenplay
6.4
1960
After the FuneralWriter
9.0