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The Fab Four from Liverpool conquer the cinema screens for the second time - and the Austrian ski slopes, where they seek refuge from a cult and a mad scientist. The latter are on the hunt for a mysterious ring on Ringo's finger that promises nothing less than world domination ... The wacky premise provides a pretext for a whole host of bizarre gags and musical numbers from the current album that gives the film its title, refining the formula familiar from its predecessor A HARD DAY'S NIGHT. Filming also took place in Obertauern - the WOCHENSCHAU reports on the Beatles' arrival at Salzburg airport at the start of the film: Frenetic cheering meets local hospitality (‘Beatles go home!’). As the off-screen commentary aptly summarises: ‘Hetz remains Hetz!’ (Florian Widegger)

PREFILM: Austria Wochenschau 12/65: ‘The Beatles in Austria’
Country: A
Year: 1965
Format: DCP, b/w
Version: German original version
Length: 1 min