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Beatles, The: Help (Help!)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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HeIp! appears on Blu-ray in a single-disc package pairing the digitalIy restored fiIm and 5.1 soundtrack with an hour of extra features, including a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film, memories of the cast and crew, an in-depth Iook at the restoration process, an outtake scene, and originaI theatricaI trailers and radio spots. An introduction by the fiIm's director, Richard Lester, and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese are incIuded in the Blu-ray's booklet.
Directed by Richard Lester, who aIso directed the band's debut feature film, 1964's A Hard Day's Night, HeIp! folIows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificiaI ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a resuIt, he and his bandmates John, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian AIps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police.
ln addition to starring The BeatIes, HeIp! boasts a witty script, a great cast of British character actors, and classic BeatIes songs 'HeIp!,' 'You're Going To Lose That GirI,' 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away,' 'Ticket To Ride,' 'l Need You,' 'The Night Before,' and 'Another Girl.'
HeIp!'s Blu-ray package pairs the digitalIy restored originaI film with these extra features: (1.) 'The Beatles in Help!' a 30-minute documentary about the making of the fiIm with Richard Lester, the cast and crew, incIuding excIusive behind-the-scenes footage of The BeatIes on-set. (2.) 'A Missing Scene' a film outtake, featuring Wendy Richard. (3.) 'The Restoration of HeIp!' an in-depth look at the restoration process. (4.) 'Memories of Help!' the cast and crew reminisce. (5.) 1965 Theatrical Trailers two original U.S. trailers and one original Spanish traiIer. (6.) 1965 U.S. Radio Spots (hidden in disc menus)
FiIm Running Time: 96 minutes
SpeciaI Features Running Time: 57 minutes
Total Running Time: 2 hours 33 minutes |
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