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Richard Lester

Richard Lester

DirectingJanuary 19, 1932(died age 74)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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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.

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Filmography (26)

Paul McCartney's Get Back

The Return of the Musketeers

Finders Keepers

Other Credits (20)

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

2014·Self - Director

THE BEATLES in HELP!

Filmmakers in Action

Superman II

1980·Director

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Robin and Marian

The Four Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

The Bed Sitting Room

How I Won the War

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The Knack... and How to Get It

A Hard Day's Night

The Mouse on the Moon

It's Trad, Dad!

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959·Cinematography

A Show Called Fred

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

2004·Self

Things They Said Today

The Unknown Peter Sellers

Richard Lester!

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

The Beatles Anthology

1995·Self (archive footage)

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1993·Self - Presenter

A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

The Making of 'Superman III'

The Making of 'Superman II'

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979·Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film