Universal Music will release on Blu-ray director Richard Lester's Help! (1965). The Blu-ray release will feature a newly restored version of the film with a 5.1 soundtrack and over an hour of supplemental features. The preliminary release date set by the studio is June 25th.
Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band's debut feature film A Hard Day's 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.
Special Features:
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.
A Missing Scene – a film outtake, featuring Wendy Richard
The Restoration of Help! – an in-depth look at the restoration process
Memories of Help! – the cast and crew reminisce
1965 Theatrical Trailers – two original U.S. trailers and one original Spanish trailer
1965 U.S. Radio Spots (hidden in disc menus)
Note: Help! will also be released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on June 24th.