Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
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Title: Apua! (1965)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| The Beatles | ... | The Beatles | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Clang | |
| Eleanor Bron | ... | Ahme | |
| Victor Spinetti | ... | Foot | |
| Roy Kinnear | ... | Algernon | |
| John Bluthal | ... | Bhuta | |
| Patrick Cargill | ... | Superintendent | |
| Alfie Bass | ... | Doorman | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Abdul | |
| Peter Copley | ... | Jeweller | |
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Bruce Lacey | ... | Lawnmower |
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An Eastern cult discovers that the sacrificial ring is missing. Sir Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles has it; sent by the girl (who's to be sacrificed) as a gift. Clang, Ahme, Bhuta, and several cult members leave for London to retrieve the ring. After several failed attempts to steal the ring, they confront him in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that if he does not return the ring soon, he will become the next sacrifice. Ringo then discovers that the ring is stuck on his finger. Its a race against time; John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, and George Harrison try to protect their friend while they're all being chased not only by Clang and his minions, but also by two mad scientists and the Chief Inspector of Scotland yard. Will Ringo be saved, or will he be sacrificed? Written by Erin Pelicano
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Ahme: The ring!
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It is a popular belief that the first time John appeared in public wearing his trademark glasses was in Miten voitin sodan (1967). This is not true. John can be seen wearing his granny glasses during the scene in which The Beatles are in disguise at an airport, waiting for a flight to the Bahamas. In an earlier scene at the Indian restaurant, John can be seen spooning the same pair, or the same type, of glasses out of his soup. See more »Goofs
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10 December 1965 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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This is an entertaining movie that serves its sole purpose very well---to showcase a bunch of terrific Beatles songs. Everyone knows the plot---a religious cult needs to retrieve a sacrificial ring which Ringo cannot get off his finger, consequently he has to be sacrificed. The lads go through various adventures in London, Switzerland and the Bahamas before it is all over.
It is easy to imagine this movie being an inspiration for Monty Python later on and it isn't surprising to learn that George Harrison in particlar became good friends with Michael Palin and Eric Idle of Python fame. Now imagine what a combined Beatles-Python movie would've been like!
One scene in "Help!" which I particularly remember is the Leo Mckern, the cult leader, dressed in his sari, drinking tea and collegially discussing his religious beliefs with an Anglican priest. Of the Beatles, John and Ringo have most of the funny lines and the movie exaggerates the idea of George being tight with his money---playing poker with Ringo at Buckingham Palace, pilfering rings from a jeweler, pretending he can't find his wallet thus forcing Ringo to pick up the tab at a pub. The caricature personas the Beatles adopted for this movie in particular became the way many fans viewed them which I think George found to be alternately ironic and irritating since he insisted he was nothing like the movie version of himself.