Director: Richard Lester

Writers: Marc Behm; Charles Wood

Keywords: Musical, Comedy, Rock and Roll, The Beatles

Members of a mystical Eastern cult chase Ringo after he puts on their sacrificial ring and it gets stuck. Failing that, they will sacrifice Ringo himself to fulfill the ring's destiny. A girl in the cult tries to help them. Second Beatles film, comparing poorly to the first; storyline and set pieces apparently inspired by James Bond. Much of the humor falls flat, but the music does not.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alfie Bass	Actor	8-Apr-1921	15-Jul-1987	Bootsie and Snudge
Eleanor Bron	Actor	14-Mar-1934		A Touch of Love
George Harrison	Musician	25-Feb-1943	29-Nov-2001	Beatle
Roy Kinnear	Actor	8-Jan-1934	20-Sep-1988	Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
John Lennon	Musician	9-Oct-1940	8-Dec-1980	Beatle
Paul McCartney	Musician	18-Jun-1942		Beatle
Leo McKern	Actor	16-Mar-1920	23-Jul-2002	Travelling North, Rumpole of the Bailey
Warren Mitchell	Actor	14-Jan-1926	14-Nov-2015	Alf Garnett on Till Death Us Do Part
Victor Spinetti	Actor	2-Sep-1933	19-Jun-2012	Oh! What A Lovely War
Ringo Starr	Drummer	7-Jul-1940		Beatle

REVIEWS

Review by John Baran (posted on 7-Mar-2008)

This is a forerunner of the great British comedies of Monty Python. Of course, the Beatles were just being the Beatles, but that is what they did best. From England to the Bahamas, this film is a phenomenal romp, brilliantly written and directed. It even has a product endorsement in the form of a billboard for V8 juice. I'm probably in the minority in saying it surpassed "A Hard Day's Night," but that is truly how I feel.

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