Help! (film)

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Help!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Lester
Screenplay by	Marc Behm Charles Wood
Story by	Marc Behm
Produced by	Walter Shenson
Starring	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[1]
Box office	$12.1 million[2]

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, 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.^[3] 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.