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Help!
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1965 musical comedy-adventure film starring the Beatles
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6.9An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard, and a beautiful but dead-eyed assassin all have their own plans for the Fab Four.
Cast
- George Harrison as George
- John Lennon as John
- Paul McCartney as Paul
- Ringo Starr as Ringo
- Leo McKern as Clang
- Eleanor Bron as Ahme
Themes
- surreal
- musical
- cult
- satire
- mad scientist
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
22,251 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Musical
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Lester
- Screenplay by
- Marc Behm Charles Wood
- Story by
- Marc Behm
- Produced by
- Walter Shenson
- Starring
- Paul McCartney The Beatles Leo McKern Eleanor Bron Victor Spinetti Roy Kinnear
- Cinematography
- David Watkin
- Edited by
- John Victor-Smith
- Music by
- Musical Director: Ken Thorne Songs: Lennon-McCartney George Harrison
- Production companies
- Walter Shenson Films Subafilms
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release dates
- 29 July 1965 ( 1965-07-29 ) (UK) 11 August 1965 ( 1965-08-11 ) (US)
- Running time
- 92 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5 million
- Box office
- $12.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 610187
- Image
- The Beatles Trailer USHelp.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1965-00-00
- title
- Help!
- working title
- Eight Arms To Hold You
- review score
- 86%
- Commons category
- Help! (film)
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Article
Help! is a 1965 British musical comedy-adventure film directed by Richard Lester, starring the Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Kinnear and Patrick Cargill. The second film starring the Beatles following Lester's A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help! sees the group struggle to protect Ringo Starr from a sinister eastern cult and a pair of mad scientists, all of whom are obsessed with obtaining a sacrificial ring sent to him by a fan. The soundtrack was released as the band's fifth studio album under the same name.
Help! had its Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London on 29 July 1965 in the presence of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and the Earl of Snowdon. While not reviewed at the time with the same high level of admiration as their first film, Help! is now credited with influencing the development of music videos.