Thursday, July 14, 2011

HELP

Help!
Subafilms / Walter Shenson / UA, 1965, Color, 92 minutes
Released July, 1965 (UK)
Released August, 1965 (USA)

This sequel to the hit A Hard Day's Night finds the Beatles quietly spoofing James Bond. An Eastern religious cult has determined that the new ring on Ringo's finger is the key element in a human sacrifice and they will stop at nothing to obtain it. And a mad scientist (Victor Spinetti) thinks that if he had the ring then he could rule the world. So, everybody's out to get Ringo. Loaded with the Beatles and their music.

Producer: Walter Shenson
Director: Richard Lester
Screenplay: Marc Behm and Charles Wood
Music Director: Ken Thorne
Musical Score: Ken Thorne
Song Score: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Art Direction: Ray Simm
Costume Design: Dinah Greet, Julie Harris, Arthur Newman
Special Effects: Cliff Richardson, Roy Whybrow
Cinematography: David Watkin
Film Editing: John Victor-Smith

Cast: John Lennon [John], Paul McCartney [Paul], Ringo Starr [Ringo], George Harrison [George], Leo McKern [Clang], Eleanor Bron [Ahme], Warren Mitchell [Abdul], Victor Spinetti [Foot], Roy Kinnear [Algernon], John Bluthal [Bhuta], Bruce Lacey [Lawn Mower], Patrick Cargill [Superintendent], Andreas Malandrinos [Austrian Waiter], Golda Casimir [Cleaner in Temple], Alfie Bass [Doorman], Durra [Belly Dancer], Ronnie Brody, Bob Godfrey, Louis Mansi, Rupert Evans [Priests / Thugs], Deborah du'Lacey, Gai Wright, Zorenah Osborne, Eve Eden, Zienia Merton, Marie-Lise [High Priestesses]

Musical Program: Help! (The Beatles); You're Gonna Lose That Girl (The Beatles); You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles); Ticket to Ride (The Beatles); I Need You (The Beatles); She's a Woman (The Beatles); The Night Before (The Beatles); Another Girl (The Beatles)

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