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Richard Lester

Film Producer / Film Director | * 01/19/1932 (92) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is a retired American film director based in the United Kingdom, famous for his comedic and campy style of shooting movies and for his work in both US and UK cinema. He is best known for directing the Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), and the superhero films Superman II (1980) and Superman III (1983). His other notable films as director include The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959), The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Petulia (1968), The Three Musketeers (... ()
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Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Adventure

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The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter. ...

The Four Musketeers

PG

1974 | 3.2/5 | 1h 48min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a ...

The Bed Sitting Room

R

1969 | 3.1/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Science Fiction
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The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan fi ...

The Three Musketeers

PG

1973 | 3.4/5 | 1h 45min
Adventure, Comedy, History
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Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of ...

A Hard Day's Night

G

1964 | 3.7/5 | 1h 28min
Music, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Lester

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Movies with Richard Lester as Actor(16)

as Self (archive footage)2023 The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
as himself2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Himself - Director2014 Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
as himself2007 The Beatles: Help!
as himself2006 Filmmakers in Action
as Self (archive footage)2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as himself2004 Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
as himself2002 Things They Said Today
as himself2000 The Unknown Peter Sellers
1998 Richard Lester!
as himself1996 Spike
as himself1995 You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
as himself1982 The Making of 'Superman II'
as Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1968 Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

Movies with Richard Lester as Crew(29)

Directing/Director1991 Paul McCartney's Get Back
Directing/Director1989 The Return of the Musketeers
Directing/Director1984 Finders Keepers
Directing/Director1983 Superman III
Directing/Director1980 Superman II
Directing/Director1979 Cuba
Directing/Director1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Directing/Director1976 Robin and Marian
Directing/Director1976 The Ritz
Directing/Director1975 Royal Flash
Directing/Director1974 The Four Musketeers
Directing/Director1974 Juggernaut
Directing/Director1973 The Three Musketeers
Directing/Director1969 The Bed Sitting Room
Production/Producer1969 The Bed Sitting Room
Directing/Director1968 Petulia
Directing/Director1967 How I Won the War
Production/Producer1967 How I Won the War
Directing/Director1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directing/Director1965 Help!
Directing/Director1965 The Knack... and How to Get It
Directing/Director1964 A Hard Day's Night
Directing/Director1963 The Mouse on the Moon
Directing/Director1962 It's Trad, Dad!
Crew/Cinematography1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Directing/Director1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Editing/Editor1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Sound/Music1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Writing/Writer1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

Full Name: Richard Lester
Born: Tuesday, 01/19 1932 (January) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 92 years + 98 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: William Penn Charter School
Richard Lester frequently works together with these people:
John Victor-Smith (15x, Crew)
Ken Thorne (13x, Crew)
David Watkin (9x, Crew)
Peter Sellers (8x, Actor)
John Lennon (8x, Actor)
Paul McCartney (8x, Actor)
Roy Kinnear (8x, Actor)
Denis O'Dell (8x, Crew)
Spike Milligan (8x, Actor)
Ilya Salkind (7x, Crew)
John Bluthal (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1319914, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/21/2024