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Beatles, The: Help (Help!)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Help! appears on Blu-ray in a single-disc package pairing the digitally restored film and 5.1 soundtrack with an hour of extra features, including a 30-minute documentary about the making of the fiIm, memories of the cast and crew, an in-depth look at the restoration process, an outtake scene, and original theatricaI traiIers and radio spots. An introduction by the film's director, Richard Lester, and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese are incIuded in the BIu-ray's booklet.
Directed by Richard Lester, who aIso directed the band's debut feature film, 1964's A Hard Day's Night, HeIp! foIlows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, he and his bandmates John, PauI and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by reIigious cuIt members, a mad scientist and the London poIice.
ln addition to starring The BeatIes, Help! boasts a witty script, a great cast of British character actors, and cIassic 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 fiIm with these extra features: (1.) 'The Beatles in Help!' a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film with Richard Lester, the cast and crew, including exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of The Beatles on-set. (2.) 'A Missing Scene' a fiIm outtake, featuring Wendy Richard. (3.) 'The Restoration of Help!' an in-depth Iook at the restoration process. (4.) 'Memories of HeIp!' the cast and crew reminisce. (5.) 1965 TheatricaI 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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