| Description |
2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] p. : col. ill., ports. ; 18 x 13 cm.) |
| Note |
Capitol Records/Apple: 509995 10347 95 (on discs: 5099951034894, 5099951034993). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
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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 ; booklet with introduction by Lester and an essay by Martin Scorsese. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Help! (96 min.) -- Disc 2: Special features (57 min.). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, David Watkin; editor, John Victor Smith; musical director, Ken Thorne; songs by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. |
| Cast |
The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) ; Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear, John Bluthal, Patrick Cargill, Alfie Bass, Warren Mitchell, Peter Copley, Bruce Lacey. |
| Event |
Location scenes filmed in the Bahamas, Obertauern (Austria), and on the Salisbury Plain in England. |
| Summary |
"The story follows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, he and his bandmates ... are chased from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientists and the London police"--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; PCM stereo., LTS 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French. |
| Subject |
Beatles -- Drama.
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Rock groups -- England -- Drama.
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Rock music -- Drama.
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Rings -- Religious aspects -- Drama.
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Cults -- Drama.
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Human sacrifice -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Road films.
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Musical films.
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Rock films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Lester, Richard, 1932-
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Shenson, Walter.
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Behm, Marc.
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Wood, Charles, 1932-
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Lennon, John, 1940-1980.
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McCartney, Paul.
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Harrison, George, 1943-2001.
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Starr, Ringo.
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McKern, Leo, 1920-2002.
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Bron, Eleanor.
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Spinetti, Victor.
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Kinnear, Roy, 1934-1988.
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Scorsese, Martin.
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Capitol Records, Inc.
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Beatles.
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Subafilms.
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Walter Shenson Films.
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| Added Title |
Beatles Help! |
| Standard No. |
5099951034795 |
| Music No. |
5099951034993 Capitol Records/Apple |
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509995 10347 95 Capitol Records/Apple (set) |
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5099951034894 Capitol Records/Apple |
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