Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932)Â 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.
Richard Lester Biography / Wiki
| Name | Richard Lester |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date of Birth | 1932-01-19 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 90 |
| Deathday |
Richard Lester Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | 1959-10-31 | A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread…. | |
| Richard Lester! | 1998-09-16 | A tribute to Richard Lester, Philadelphia-born filmmaker who moved to England to direct the modern classics “A Hard Day’s Night,” “Petulia,” and “Help… | |
| Things They Said Today | Self | 2002-01-01 | A documentary on the making of the Beatles’ 1964 film “A Hard Day’s Night”, featuring director Richard Lester, music producer George Martin, screenwri… |
| Petulia: The Uncommon Movie | 1968-01-01 | A short featurette on the making of “Petulia”… | |
| The Unknown Peter Sellers | Himself | 2000-04-25 | Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers…. |
| Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Himself – Director | 2014-12-10 | A very personal portrait of the truly unique comedy genius of Spike Milligan, as told in his own words and featuring exclusive home movie footage. Wit… |
| The Beatles: Help! | Self | 2007-10-27 | 30 minute documentary about the making of the film Help! with Richard Lester, the cast and crew. Includes exclusive behind the scenes footage of The B… |
| Best Sellers: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove | Interviewee | 2004-10-28 | Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles…. |
| Spike | Himself | 1996-06-11 | Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q series… |
| The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years | Self | 2016-09-15 | The Beatles stormed through Europe’s music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth … |
| You Can’t Do That! The Making of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ | Himself | 1995-01-01 | Thirty years after A Hard Day’s Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, a… |
| The Making of ‘Superman II’ | Himself | 1982-01-01 | Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman…. |
| Filmmakers in Action | Self | 2006-09-15 | What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors’ copyright? What is their legal status in… |
| You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman | Self (archive footage) | 2006-11-28 | A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin – Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision -… |
| Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited) | 1979-06-15 | Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alon… |
Richard Lester Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| A Hard Day’s Night | Director | 1964-07-07 | Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is a wildly irreverent jour… |
| The Three Musketeers | Director | 1973-12-11 | 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, ea… |
| Robin and Marian | Director | 1976-03-11 | Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time…. |
| Finders Keepers | Director | 1984-05-18 | On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldie… |
| Superman II | Director | 1980-12-04 | Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel’s mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House an… |
| The Four Musketeers | Director | 1974-10-31 | The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter…. |
| Superman III | Director | 1983-06-17 | Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yield… |
| The Bed Sitting Room | Director | 1969-06-01 | In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a ‘nuclear misunderstanding’ is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the no… |
| How I Won the War | Director | 1967-10-18 | An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe…. |
| The Return of the Musketeers | Director | 1989-04-12 | It’s 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D’Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, … |
| Juggernaut | Director | 1974-09-25 | A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship…. |
| Petulia | Director | 1968-06-10 | An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor…. |
| The Knack… and How to Get It | Director | 1965-05-01 | A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him ‘the knack’ – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up wi… |
| Help! | Director | 1965-07-29 | An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won’t come off)…. |
| Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Director | 1979-06-15 | Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alon… |
| Cuba | Director | 1979-12-21 | A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista’s army against Castro’s guerrillas while he also romances… |
| The Ritz | Director | 1976-06-17 | On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci’s father tells him to “get Proclo”. With “the hit” on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can’t fin… |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Director | 1966-10-16 | A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom…. |
| The Mouse on the Moon | Director | 1963-05-07 | Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new s… |
| Royal Flash | Director | 1975-10-10 | Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman’s (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair … |
| It’s Trad, Dad! | Director | 1962-03-30 | The hero and heroine want to popularize a trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about a trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The … |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Director | 1959-10-31 | A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread…. |
| Paul McCartney’s Get Back | Director | 1991-10-25 | Get Back is a 1991 concert film starring Paul McCartney that documents The Paul McCartney World Tour of 1989–1990. The film was directed by Richard … |
| Director | The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d was the first serious attempt to translate the humour of The Goon Show to television. It was made by Associated-Rediffusion… | ||
| Director | A Show Called Fred was the successor series to The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d. It was made by Associated-Rediffusion and broadcast only in London area. It… | ||
Richard Lester Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Bed Sitting Room | Producer | 1969-06-01 | In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a ‘nuclear misunderstanding’ is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the no… |
| How I Won the War | Producer | 1967-10-18 | An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe…. |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Writer | 1959-10-31 | A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread…. |
Sound
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Music | 1959-10-31 | A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread…. |
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Cinematography | 1959-10-31 | A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread…. |
| The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Editor | 1959-10-31 | A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread…. |
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