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Help!

  • 1965
  • G
  • 1h 32m
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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Help! (1965)
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
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Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.

  • Director
    • Richard Lester
  • Writers
    • Marc Behm
    • Charles Wood
  • Stars
    • John Lennon
    • Paul McCartney
    • George Harrison
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Lester
    • Writers
      • Marc Behm
      • Charles Wood
    • Stars
      • John Lennon
      • Paul McCartney
      • George Harrison
    • 140User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    John Lennon
    John Lennon
    • John
    • (uncredited)
    Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    • Paul
    • (uncredited)
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • George
    • (uncredited)
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Ringo
    • (uncredited)
    The Beatles
    The Beatles
    • The Beatles
    Leo McKern
    Leo McKern
    • Clang
    Eleanor Bron
    Eleanor Bron
    • Ahme
    Victor Spinetti
    Victor Spinetti
    • Foot
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Algernon
    John Bluthal
    John Bluthal
    • Bhuta
    Patrick Cargill
    Patrick Cargill
    • Superintendent
    Alfie Bass
    Alfie Bass
    • Doorman
    Warren Mitchell
    Warren Mitchell
    • Abdul
    Peter Copley
    Peter Copley
    • Jeweller
    Bruce Lacey
    • Lawnmower
    Danny Almond
      Thomas Baptiste
      Thomas Baptiste
        Ronnie Brody
        Ronnie Brody
        • Priest
        • (uncredited)
        • …
        • Director
          • Richard Lester
        • Writers
          • Marc Behm
          • Charles Wood
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        • Trivia
          While The Beatles are attempting to solve Ringo Starr's ring problem at the jeweler's, George Harrison can be seen quietly shoplifting various jewels and slipping them into his overcoat pockets.
        • Goofs
          During the scene in the Beatles' home where John defends himself from cult members using a telephone, one of his blows accidentally connects; he can be heard saying, "Oh sorry, I hit him!"
        • Quotes

          [At Scotland Yard]

          John: Hold on, it's them! Only me and Paul know we're here.

          George: I know we're here.

        • Crazy credits
          This film is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Mr. Elias Howe, who, in 1846, invented the sewing machine.
        • Alternate versions
          When released on video for the first time in 1989, the film remained in mono but the songs were remixed into stereo, dubbed over with the recordings from the stereo album.
        • Connections
          Edited into Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles (1974)
        • Soundtracks
          Help!
          (1965) (uncredited)

          Written by John Lennon with Paul McCartney

          Performed by The Beatles

          Published by Capitol Records

        User reviews140

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        8/10
        Great fun, great music - what's not to like?
        Help! has had a bad press, dating back to the 60s - when John Lennon criticises his own work, people listen.

        But John wasn't really being fair. His disappointment (and similar comments from the others) reflect that, in this film, the Beatles were playing characters rather than, as in A Hard Day's Night, imitations of themselves.

        Personally, I don't see the difference. Unless the cameras are fly-on-the-wall filming you in real life, then you're playing a character - that's what a fiction film is all about! And the Beatles played characters based on themselves in both A Hard Day's Night and Help!, it's just that the former film was staged in a more cine-verite manner.

        Help!, on the other hand, is pure escapist nonsense. It's colourful, it has an actual plot (wildly improbable as it might be), the four Beatles discharge their responsibilities adequately, there are some lovely little throwaway bits of humour (check out Paul, Eleanor Bron, George, and the winking), and above everything, the music is great.

        Just take it as an opportunity to go back to the summer of 1965 and relish the Beatles providing fun at the height of their popularity!
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        • Release date
          • August 25, 1965 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United Kingdom
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • U pomoc!
        • Filming locations
          • Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
        • Production companies
          • Walter Shenson Films
          • Subafilms
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        • Budget
          • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 32 minutes
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.66 : 1

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