Previously unseen footage from the iconic 1965 Beatles movie Help!, is to go up for auction.
This footage was captured on 8mm film, and shows a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the band during filming for this movie.
Set to go under the hammer by Boston – based RR Auction, the footage also has a duration of just 3 minutes, and 17 seconds.
On the item itself, RR Auction have said that it came from a Dublin based collector, who purchased it via eBay. The auction house also believe that the film could fetch for “7.8k ($10k) or more”.
The film also captures the Beatles in a number of authentic off-camera moments, chatting with the movie’s cast and crew, playing with instruments, and sharing some wholesome moments.
“treasure trove” Going Up For Auction
Speaking about this film, RR Auction had this to say.
“The original black-and-white silent film, captured on May 3, 1965, during the filming of ‘Help!’, is a treasure trove from the personal archive of a member of the production crew or a possible friend of the Beatles”, they said.
“The original black-and-white silent film, captured on May 3, 1965, during the filming of ‘Help!’, is a treasure trove from the personal archive of a member of the production crew or a possible friend of the Beatles”.
The auction house’s vice president Bob Livingston also described this piece of memorabilia as “something special”.
“I’ve seen my fair share of rare Beatles artefacts, but this 8mm film is something special because it captures the sheer joy of the Fabs. It’s a cinematic time capsule that brings us closer to the Beatles in a way that photographs and interviews simply can’t”, he said.
Help! was filmed on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire during the shooting of the ‘I Need You’ sequence.
The auction began on January 19, and will conclude on February 24. More information on this can be found here.
Speaking of the Beatles, Now And Then the last ever track from the Fab Four, returned to the charts’ summit last November.
