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Having worked with [[The Beatles]] on ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position.<ref name="Steiner"/> Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through [[direct address]], unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a [[Greek chorus]] of disapproving members of "the older generation."{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} Filming took place in a few weeks in November and early December 1964, and Lester employed television advertising techniques.<ref name="Steiner"/> Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor [[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]] said: {{cquote|He’s a very visual man...They reckon that you could take any frame from ''[[Help! (film)|Help]]'', ''The Knack'', and ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day’s Night]]'' and you could put it on the cover of Time/Life. Everything was so beautifully shot."<ref>[http://www.chrishunt.biz/feature24.html ''Ray Brooks interview''] by [[Chris Hunt]]</ref>}}
A collection of then-and-now ___location stills and corresponding contemporary photographs is hosted at reelstreets.com<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knack... and How to Get It, The |url=https://www.reelstreets.com/films/knack-and-how-to-get-it-the/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=ReelStreets}}</ref>.
Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by [[Alan Haven]]. [[Jane Birkin]], [[Charlotte Rampling]], and [[Jacqueline Bisset]] all made their first cinematic appearances in the film as extras, together with ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' disc girl [[Samantha Juste]].
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