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Help! (1965)

Help! is the second full length feature starring the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr,) directed by Richard Lester, following A Hard Day's Night, also directed by Lester. Unlike their previous feature, which was more of a day-in-the-life mockumentary, Help! is much more of a spy spoof. In it, the Beatles, Ringo Starr in particular, are chased by a band of cultists from an unnamed eastern cult, because Ringo is wearing their sacrificial ring. The cult is joined by a mad scientists, who wants the ring so he can rule the world. They're chased across England, to Switzerland, and finally to the Bahamas before the end. Being a Beatles movie, several Beatles songs are mixed in between the action scenes.

The following weapons were used in the film Help!:

Handguns

Webley Mk V

Professor Foot (Victor Spinetti) uses a Webley Mk V when he intervenes during the cultist assault on the Beatles' residence. Foot would later turn the revolver at the Beatles in order to get the ring off Ringo's finger. However, the revolver misfires and Foot had to make a hasty retreat.

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+[[Image:Help_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Help!'' (1965)]]
-The firearms that appeared in the Beatles' 1965 film ''Help!'' include the following...
+'''''Help!''''' is the second full length feature starring the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr,) directed by [[Richard Lester]], following ''A Hard Day's Night,'' also directed by Lester. Unlike their previous feature, which was more of a day-in-the-life mockumentary, ''Help!'' is much more of a spy spoof. In it, the Beatles, Ringo Starr in particular, are chased by a band of cultists from an unnamed eastern cult, because Ringo is wearing their sacrificial ring. The cult is joined by a mad scientists, who wants the ring so he can rule the world. They're chased across England, to Switzerland, and finally to the Bahamas before the end. Being a Beatles movie, several Beatles songs are mixed in between the action scenes.
+{{Film Title|Help!}}
+__TOC__<br clear=all>
+=Handguns=
+==Webley Mk V==
+Professor Foot ([[Victor Spinetti]]) uses a [[Webley Mk V]] when he intervenes during the cultist assault on the Beatles' residence. Foot would later turn the revolver at the Beatles in order to get the ring off Ringo's finger. However, the revolver misfires and Foot had to make a hasty retreat.
+[[Image:Webley Mk. V.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk V .455 Webley]]
+[[Image:Help_Webley_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Professor Foot wants the ring.]]
+[[Image:Help_Webley_2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|"British, you see. Useless! If I had a Luger..."]]
+==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*==
+Professor Foot is later armed with an [[Enfield No.2| Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] revolver with spurless hammer. (Maybe he couldn't afford that Luger.)
+[[Image:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*. The professor's Enfield had wooden grips, however.]]
+[[Image:Help_No2_2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Professor Foot in Buckingham palace. He later loses this pistol.]]
+[[File:BeatlesHelpWebley6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:Help_No2_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Professor Foot in the Bahamas with another Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.]]
+==Walther P38==
+Ahme ([[Eleanor Bron]]) rescues the Beatles from Professor Foot with a pink [[Walther P38]], which matches her outfit.
+[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 9mm]]
+[[Image:Help_P38_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Who could do such a thing...]]
+[[Image:Help_P38_2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|...although, it really DOES go well with the outfit.]]
+=Rifles=
 ==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle==
-Used by British soldiers on Salisbury Plain to protect The Beatles while the band recorded their album.
+British soldiers on Salisbury Plain are armed with the [[FN_FAL#L1A1|L1A1 Self Loading Rifles]] to protect the Beatles while the band recorded their new album. The rifles all have wooden furniture which sets them apart from the later L1A1 version which had a fiberglass stock and grip.
-[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62mm NATO - Variation of the FN FAL rifle.]]
+[[File:Original L1A1 SLR.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
+[[Image:Help_SLR_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The business end of a British SLR. Since these are obviously real tanks, these are probably real soldiers, with their real rifles.]]
+[[Image:Help_SLR_2.jpg‎|thumb|none|501px|The British troops retreat, despite being backed up by ''SEVEN'' Centurion tanks.]]
+[[File:BeatlesHelpL1A11.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
+==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*==
+A [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifle is used by either Professor Foot or his hapless assistant Algernon ([[Roy Kinnear]]) to capture Ringo in the Bahamas.
-==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle==
+[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British.]]
-A Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle is used by either Professor Foot or his assistant to capture Ringo in the Bahamas.
+[[Image:Help_SMLE_1.jpg‎|thumb|none|501px|The kidnappers make sure it's really Ringo before snatching him.]]
-[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.  This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.]]
-==Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle==
+==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I==
-Seen in the hands of the guards at Buckingham Palace. Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles can also be seen in the hands of the Thugge cult members before their attack on the Bealtes on Salisbury Plain.
+Buckingham Palace guards parade with [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles.
-[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]]
+[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]]
+[[Image:Help_No4_1.jpg‎|thumb|none|501px|Palace guards drill with their rifles.]]
 ==M1 Garand==
-A number of Thugge cult members were armed with [[M1 Garand]]s during their attack on the Beatles on Salisbury Plain. M1 Garands were also seen in the hands of the Kukhri Rifles soldiers that were flown to the Bahamas to protect the Thugge cult in their attempted sacrifice of Ringo.
+The [[M1 Garand]] is the primary rifle used by both sides in this film, including the Bahamian police.
-[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
+[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
+[[Image:Help_M1_1.jpg‎|thumb|none|501px|Clang inspects his troops.]]
+[[File:BeatlesHelpGarand (2).jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Clang's troops prepare to battle the police. For some reason not a shot is fired but instead a melee erupts.]]
+[[File:BeatlesHelpGarand (1).jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
+=Machine Guns=
+==L3A1 (Browning M1919A4) machine gun==
+[[Browning M1919A4|L3A1]] machine guns were seen mounted on the British Army's Centurion tanks on Salisbury Plain.
+[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]]
+[[Image:Help_M1919_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A commander's Browning fires during the attack at Salisbury Plain. Note the conical blank firing adapter, as well as the blank rounds in canvas belts.]]
+[[Image:Help_M1919_2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Ahme helps Paul into a stolen Centurion.]]
+==Maxim machine gun==
+In a very brief scene a truck mounted Maxim machine gun is seen but never used.
+[[File:BeatlesHelpMaxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim is on the truck far right. It is never fired.]]
+==L7 Machine Gun==
+One of the British soldiers guarding the Beatles on the Salisbury Plain is armed with an [[FN_MAG#L7_Machine_Gun|L7 GPMG.]] The L7 is a variation of the [[FN MAG]].
+[[Image:L7A2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:Help_GPMG.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The one on the right has the L7.]]
+=Heavy Weapons=
+==Panzerschreck==
+The cultists use many antiquated weapons, including a [[Panzerschreck]] (minus the shield.) They use one to take out the Centurion the Beatles are escaping on.
+[[Image:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerschreck rocket launcher 88mm]]
+[[Image:Help_panzerschrek_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The Panzerschreck crew prepares to fire. Note the rear crewman holding a blue rocket ready to load. Judging by the shape of the projectile it is not an original PS rocket but a prop.]]
+[[Image:Help_panzerschrek_2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The distinctive trigger of the Panzerschreck.]]
+[[Image:Help_panzerschrek_3.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A fiery end to the Beatles. (Or IS it?)]]
+==Royal Ordnance L7==
+The Centurions are armed with Royal Ordnance L7 105mm guns. The tanks fire several times during their defense of the Beatles on Salisbury Plain.
+[[Image:Help_L7.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The business end of a Royal Ordnance L7.]]
+==QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun==
+The cultists use QF 2.95 inch Mountain Guns on Salisbury Plain.
+[[Image:QF2.95inchMountainGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
+[[Image:Help_QF_1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|]]
+[[Image:Help_QF_2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|]]
-==Webley revolver==
+==Brass cannon==
-Used by Professor Foot to shoot at the Thugge cult members. Foot would later turn the revolver at the Beatles in order to get the ring off Ringo's finger. However, the revolver misfires and Foot had to make a hasty retreat.
+The most antiquated gun the cultists have at their disposal is an antique brass cannon, fired a few times on Salisbury Plain.
-[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI .455 Webley]]
+[[Image:Help_brass.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Call the museum, see if they've been robbed.]]
-==Walther P38==
-[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 9mm]]
-==Browning M1919 machine gun==
-[[Browning M1919]] machine guns were seen mounted on the British Army's Centurian tanks on Salisbury Plain.
-[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]]
-==Vickers machine gun==
-Used by the Thugge cult members.
-[[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun]]
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 [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]
+[[Category:Musical]]
+[[Category:Comedy]]
+[[Category:Richard Lester]]

Help! (1965 film): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:26, 18 December 2019

Handguns

Webley Mk V

Enfield No.2 Mk.1*

Walther P38

Rifles

L1A1 Self Loading Rifle

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I

M1 Garand

Machine Guns

L3A1 (Browning M1919A4) machine gun

Maxim machine gun

L7 Machine Gun

Heavy Weapons

Panzerschreck

Royal Ordnance L7

QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun

Brass cannon

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