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Richard Marquand

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Director | * 09/22/1937 († 49, 09/04/1987) | Cardiff, Wales (United Kingdom (UK))
Richard Alfred Marquand (22 September 1937 – 4 September 1987) was a Welsh film and television director active in both US and UK film productions, best known for directing the 1983 space opera Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also directed the 1981 drama film Eye of the Needle, the quiet Paris set romance Until September, and the 1985 thriller Jagged Edge. ()
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Richard Marquand was a Welsh film director best known for directing the blockbuster Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Thriller

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San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Bar ...

Jagged Edge

R

1985 | 3.2/5 | 1h 48min
Thriller
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Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children. ...

Nowhere to Run

R

1993 | 3.2/5 | 1h 34min
Action, Drama, Thriller, Romance / Love
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Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star. ...

Return of the Jedi

PG

1983 | 3.9/5 | 2h 15min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Special Treat is an occasional series of specials on NBC that were geared toward teenagers, similar to ABC's Afterschool Special. It debuted in 1975 and ran through the 1985–86 season. ...

Special Treat

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2024- | 1h per episode
 
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Marquand

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
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Movies with Richard Marquand as Actor(4)

as Himself (archive footage)2019 E.M. Forster: His Longest Journey
as Maj. Marquand - AT-ST Driver / EV-9D9 (voice) (uncredited)1983 Return of the Jedi
as himself1983 Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1970 E.M. Forster 1879-1970

Movies with Richard Marquand as Crew(10)

Writing/Story1993 Nowhere to Run
Directing/Director1987 Hearts of Fire
Directing/Director1985 Jagged Edge
Directing/Director1984 Until September
Directing/Director1983 Return of the Jedi
Directing/Director1981 Eye of the Needle
Directing/Director1979 Birth of the Beatles
Directing/Director1978 The Legacy
Directing/Director1973 Between the Anvil and the Hammer
Directing/Director1970 Edward II

Full Name: Richard Marquand
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 09/22 1937 (September) in Cardiff, Wales (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 09/04 1987 (September) in Royal Tunbridge Wells (aged: 49)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: King's College, Emanuel School
Children: James Marquand
Siblings: David Marquand
Father: Hilary Marquand
Richard Marquand frequently works together with these people:
Sean Barton (6x, Crew)
Alan Hume (6x, Crew)
George Lucas (5x, Crew)
Phil Tippett (4x, Crew)
Joe Eszterhas (4x, Crew)
Robert Guenette (3x, Crew)
Alec Mills (3x, Crew)
John Barry (3x, Crew)
Ben Burtt (2x, Crew)
Hilton McConnico (2x, Crew)
Tony Brubaker (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:156248, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024