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Help! is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Richard Lester released in USA on 25 august 1965 with John Lennon

Help! (1965)

Help!
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Released in USA 25 august 1965
Length 1h32
Directed by
Genres Comedy,    Musical theatre,    Adventure,    Musical
Rating70% 3.5481153.5481153.5481153.5481153.548115

Help! is a 1965 film directed by Richard Lester, starring the Beatles–John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Kinnear and Patrick Cargill. Help! was the second feature film made by the Beatles and is a comedy adventure which sees the group come up against an evil cult. The soundtrack was released as an album, also called Help!.

The film 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 movie, the film is regarded a half century later as being influential, including in the subsequent development of music videos.

Synopsis

An eastern cult (a parody of the Thuggee cult) is about to sacrifice a woman to the goddess Kaili. Just as she is about to be killed, the high priestess of the cult, Ahme, notices that she is not wearing the sacrificial ring. Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles, has and is wearing it; it was secretly sent to him by the victim in a fan letter. Determined to retrieve the ring and sacrifice the woman, the great Swami Clang, Ahme, and several cult members including Bhuta, leave for London. After several failed attempts to steal the ring, they confront the Beatles in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that if he does not return the ring soon, he will become the next sacrifice. Ringo then discovers that the ring is stuck on his finger.

Actors

John Lennon

(John)Paul McCartney

(Paul)George Harrison

(George)Ringo Starr

(Ringo)Leo McKern

(Clang)
And :
Eleanor Bron
John Bluthal
Patrick Cargill
Victor Spinetti
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