Help! - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Help!"
Help! (1965)
Timing: 1:32 (92 min)
Help! - TMDB rating
6.8/10
297
Help! - Kinopoisk rating
7.991/10
4088
Help! - IMDB rating
7.1/10
22000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Walter Shenson
Producer

Editor

John Victor-Smith
Editor

Art Direction

Ray Simm
Art Direction

Costume Design

Photo Julie Harris #88287

Julie Harris

Julie Harris
Costume Design

Makeup Artist

Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist

Director of Photography

Photo David Watkin #101723
David Watkin
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Paul Wilson
Camera Operator
Jack Atcheler
Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Rita Davison
Script Supervisor

Hairstylist

Betty Glasow
Hairstylist

Screenplay

Marc Behm
Screenplay
Charles Wood
Screenplay

Special Effects

Cliff Richardson
Special Effects

Story

Marc Behm
Story

Songs

Music Editor

Barrie Vince
Music Editor

Sound Recordist

H.L. Bird
Sound Recordist
Stephen Dalby
Sound Recordist

Sound Editor

Bill Blunden
Sound Editor
Don Challis
Sound Editor

Music Director

Ken Thorne

Ken Thorne
Music Director

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film features a melody from the song A Hard Day's Night, not performed in the film by The Beatles themselves. It is performed by an Indian orchestra and a military bugle.
  • Mel Evans (1935-1976), The Beatles' road manager, appeared as the swimmer in the film.
  • According to Paul McCartney, the script for the film took into account the band members' desire to travel to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas, places they had never been before.
  • According to the members of The Beatles, they were all indulging in marijuana at the time of filming. This explains why they often make mistakes in their lines or utter nonsense.
  • Initially, The Beatles planned to film a Western. The action was to take place in Texas, and they would compete for the love of a cattle rancher’s daughter. Photographs of the members of The Beatles on horseback in cowboy attire have even been preserved. The Western was never made, and instead, they began filming this film.
  • During the filming of the bicycle scene, an Indian man approached the band with a book about reincarnation, which sparked George Harrison's (1943-2001) fascination with Hinduism, a passion he carried throughout his life.
  • According to George Harrison, during the filming of the scene with the horse and the window, the members of The Beatles laughed so much that filming that one scene took almost the entire day.
  • The film was already in post-production while filming was still ongoing. Director Richard Lester shot during the day and edited the footage at night.
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