The Help (2011)

USA et al., 146 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Help
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,03 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
  • India
  • United Arab Emirates
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 2011-09-23

Cast

Emma Stone
Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan

Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark

Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook

Octavia L. Spencer (as Octavia Spencer)
Minny Jackson

Jessica Chastain
Celia Foote

Ahna O'Reilly
Elizabeth Leefolt

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Links and resources

Download the study guide for this film (in Swedish)

Titles

Original title
  • The Help
Swedish release title
  • Niceville
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Niceville

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Stunt Coordinator
Executive Producer
Casting
Still Photographer
Visual Effects
Costume Designer
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Emma Stone Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
Viola Davis Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard Hilly Holbrook
Octavia L. Spencer (as Octavia Spencer) Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain Celia Foote
Ahna O'Reilly Elizabeth Leefolt
Anna Camp Jolene French
Eleanor Henry Mae Mobley
Emma Henry Mae Mobley
Cicely Tyson Constantine Jefferson
Mike Vogel Johnny Foote
Sissy Spacek missus Walters
Mary Steenburgen Elain Stern

Companies

Production Company Reliance Big Entertainment
1492 Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures LLC
Dreamworks Studios
Harbinger Pictures
Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Participant Media LLC
Touchstone Pictures
Copyright DreamWorks II Distribution 2011
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment AB 2012
Distributor in Sweden Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Sweden AB 2011

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 200377
Date 2011-08-02
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 3996 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 501, 582, 593, 624, 593, 489, 614.
Grounds for decision En skildring av olika kvinnors liv och deras gränsöverskridande vänskapsförhållanden i 60-talets Amerika. Inslag av mänskligt lidande och en hotfull situation som löses med våld medför att filmen bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet hos barn under 7 år.


Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3996 meter
Length in minutes 146 min
Reels 7 reels


Original work

Original title The Help (Novel)
Author Kathryn Stockett


Production location

2010-07
Clarksdale, Mississippi USA
Greenwood, Mississippi USA
Jackson, Mississippi USA

Release dates

First showing 2011-08-10 USA
Release in Sweden 2011-09-23 Sweden
DVD release 2012-03-14 Sweden
TV showing 2018-03-20 Kanal 11 Sweden
2018-06-17 Kanal 5 Sweden
2019-05-31 Kanal 9 Sweden
2019-08-04 Kanal 5 Sweden
2019-12-15 Kanal 11 Sweden
2020-03-01 Kanal 11 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


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