Help! [videorecording] / screenplay by Marc Behm & Charles Wood ; produced by Walter Shenson ; directed by Richard Lester.
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FilmPublisher number: 10347 | Capitol Records, Inc.Language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Summary language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Publication details: Hollywood, CA : Capitol Records, Inc., 2007.Description: 2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] p. : col. ill., ports. ; 18 x 13 cm.)Other title: - Beatles Help!
- Director of photography, David Watkin; editor, John Victor Smith; musical director, Ken Thorne; songs by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison.
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | COMEDY Help! | Available | 33111005341520 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In their second feature with director Richard Lester, who oversaw the massive hit A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles again aim for a mix of goofy comedy and sterling pop music. There is slightly more of a plot this time, though it is a patently ridiculous one: a sacred ruby ring comes into Ringo's possession, attracting the unwelcome attention of an exotic religious cult and forcing the boys to go on the run. This chase narrative is thankfully never taken too seriously, serving mainly as an excuse for colorful excursions to international locations from Europe to the Bahamas. The musical numbers include such classic tunes as "Ticket to Ride," "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," and, of course, "Help!". ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
Booklet written by Richard Lester and Martin Scorsese.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
Special features: The Beatles in Help! (30-minute documentary) ; A missing scene, featuring Wendy Richard ; The restoration of Help!: an in-depth look at the restoration process ; Memories of Help!: the cast and crew reminisce ; 3 theatrical trailers ; 1965 radio spots.
Director of photography, David Watkin; editor, John Victor Smith; musical director, Ken Thorne; songs by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear.
Location scenes filmed in the Bahamas, Obertauern (Austria), and on the Salisbury Plain in England.
Ringo possesses a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, the Beatles are chased from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientists and the London police.
DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital stereo (English); Aspect ratio 16.9; all regions.
In English with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.