It's official. Here is the press release:
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| Stop Worrying ... Help! Is on the Way!Apple Corps Ltd Proudly Announce the DVD Release of the Beatles Film 'Help!', October 30th LONDON, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Corps Ltd have announced the eagerly anticipated DVD release of The Beatles' second feature film 'Help!' on October 30th (October 29th ROW) which will be marketed and distributed by EMI Music. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/LATU079) Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band's debut feature film 'A Hard Days Night', 'Help!' made its theatrical debut in 1965. The story follows 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, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police. In addition to starring the Beatles, 'Help!' has a witty script, a great cast of British character actors and features 7 classic Beatles tracks, including: -- 'Help!' -- 'You're Going To Lose That Girl' -- 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' -- 'Ticket To Ride' -- 'I Need You' -- 'The Night Before' -- 'Another Girl' The DVD will be a 2-disc set. Disc 1 will feature the original film digitally restored with a newly created 5.1 soundtrack, while Disc 2 contains an hour of extra features, including: -- The Beatles in Help! -- 30 minute documentary about the making of the film with Richard Lester, the cast and crew. Includes exclusive behind the scenes footage of The Beatles on set. -- A Missing Scene -- Featuring Wendy Richard -- The Restoration of Help! -- An in depth look at the restoration process. -- Memories of Help! -- The cast and crew reminisce -- Theatrical Trailers -- 2 US trailers and 1 Spanish trailer. -- 1965 US Radio Spots -- Hidden in disc menus. There will be 2 editions of the DVD -- a standard digipack and a deluxe boxed set that will contain a reproduction of Richard Lester's original annotated script, 8 lobby cards and a poster, plus a 60-page book with rarely seen photographs and production notes from the movie. Both the deluxe book and the standard booklet feature an introduction by Richard Lester and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese. Watch the 'Help!' DVD trailer here: http://emicat.edgeboss.net/wmedia/em...trailer_us.wvx CAST The Beatles: John.............................................. .....John Lennon Paul.............................................. .....Paul McCartney George............................................ .....George Harrison Ringo............................................. .....Ringo Starr Clang............................................. .....Leo McKern Ahme.............................................. .....Eleanor Bron Foot.............................................. .....Victor Spinetti Algernon.......................................... .....Roy Kinnear Superintendent.................................... .....Patrick Cargill Bhuta............................................. .....John Bluthal Jeweller.......................................... .....Peter Copley Doorman........................................... .....Alfie Bass Abdul............................................. .....Warren Mitchell Lawnmower......................................... .....Bruce Lacey Cross channel swimmer..................................Mal Evans Women in street....................Dandy Nichols and Gretchen Franklin PRODUCTION Director.......................................... .....Richard Lester Producer.......................................... .....Walter Shenson Screenplay.................................Marc Behm and Charles Wood Story by...............................................M arc Behm Director of Photography................................David Watkin Production Manager.....................................John Pellatt Art Director.......................................... .Raymond Simm Colour Consultant and Titles...........................Robert Freeman Costume Designer.......................................Jul ie Harris Musical Director.......................................Ken Thorne Songs composed by........................John Lennon and Paul McCartney and by George Harrison Songs performed by.....................................The Beatles Songs produced by......................................George Martin www.beatles.com SOURCE Apple Corps Ltd /CONTACT: Elizabeth Freund of Beautiful Day Media, +1-718-858-3550, Elizabeth@BeautifulDayMedia.com; or Jennifer Ballantyne of EMI Music Marketing, Tel: +1-323-871-5494, Jennifer.Ballantyne@emicap.com; or Moira Bellas, of MBC PR, 011 44 207 483 9213, moira@mbcpr.com; or Murray Chalmers of Parlophone, 011 44 207 605 5306, Murray.Chalmers@EMIMusic.com /Web site: http://www.capitolrecords.com /Web site: http://www.beatles.com |
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