Richard Lester

Richard Lester

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.

  • Title: Richard Lester
  • Popularity: 5.603
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1932-01-19
  • Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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  • Also Known As: Richard Lester Liebman, Dick Lester
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Richard Lester Movies

  • 1979
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    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    4.8 1979 HD

    Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry...

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  • 2007
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    The Beatles: Help!

    The Beatles: Help!

    6.5 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 1959
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    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    5.4 1959 HD

    A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

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  • 1995
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    You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

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

    6 1995 HD

    Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson,...

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  • 2023
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    The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

    The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

    6.8 2023 HD

    Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A...

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  • 1985
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    The Making of 'Superman III'

    The Making of 'Superman III'

    7.5 1985 HD

    This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the...

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  • 1986
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    A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

    A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

    1 1986 HD

    Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s...

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  • 2014
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    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    1 2014 HD

    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....

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  • 1998
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    Richard Lester!

    Richard Lester!

    4 1998 HD

    A tribute to Richard Lester, Philadelphia-born filmmaker who moved to England to direct the modern classics "A Hard Day's Night," "Petulia," and...

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  • 2016
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    The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

    The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

    7.6 2016 HD

    The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth...

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  • 1982
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    The Making of 'Superman II'

    The Making of 'Superman II'

    7.5 1982 HD

    Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.

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  • 2004
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    Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

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

    5.8 2004 HD

    Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.

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  • 2002
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    Things They Said Today

    Things They Said Today

    1 2002 HD

    A documentary on the making of the Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night," featuring director Richard Lester, music producer George Martin,...

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  • 2006
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    Filmmakers in Action

    Filmmakers in Action

    6.8 2006 HD

    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...

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  • 2000
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    The Unknown Peter Sellers

    The Unknown Peter Sellers

    8 2000 HD

    Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.

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  • 1996
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    Spike

    Spike

    1 1996 HD

    Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q series

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  • 1968
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    Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

    Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

    1 1968 HD

    A short featurette on the making of "Petulia"

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  • 2006
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    You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

    You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

    5.8 2006 HD

    A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced •...

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  • 1964
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    A Hard Day's Night

    A Hard Day's Night

    7.4 1964 HD

    Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent...

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  • 1976
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    Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

    6.3 1976 HD

    Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.

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  • 1973
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.8 1973 HD

    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,...

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  • 1984
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    Finders Keepers

    Finders Keepers

    5.339 1984 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    The Four Musketeers

    The Four Musketeers

    6.4 1974 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    Superman II

    Superman II

    6.735 1980 HD

    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...

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  • 1983
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    Superman III

    Superman III

    5.496 1983 HD

    Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which...

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  • 1969
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    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    5.9 1969 HD

    In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...

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  • 1969
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    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    5.9 1969 HD

    In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...

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  • 1967
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    How I Won the War

    How I Won the War

    5.5 1967 HD

    An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

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  • 1989
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    The Return of the Musketeers

    The Return of the Musketeers

    6.3 1989 HD

    It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt,...

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  • 1974
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    Juggernaut

    Juggernaut

    6.1 1974 HD

    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.

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  • 1968
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    Petulia

    Petulia

    5.9 1968 HD

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye...

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  • 1965
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    The Knack... and How to Get It

    The Knack... and How to Get It

    5.9 1965 HD

    A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men...

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  • 1965
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    Help!

    Help!

    6.9 1965 HD

    An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come...

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  • 1979
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    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    4.8 1979 HD

    Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry...

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  • 1979
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    Cuba

    Cuba

    5.5 1979 HD

    A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also...

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  • 1976
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    The Ritz

    The Ritz

    6.1 1976 HD

    To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano,...

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  • 1966
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    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    6 1966 HD

    A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

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  • 1963
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    The Mouse on the Moon

    The Mouse on the Moon

    5.9 1963 HD

    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...

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  • 1975
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    Royal Flash

    Royal Flash

    6 1975 HD

    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...

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  • 1962
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    It's Trad, Dad!

    It's Trad, Dad!

    5.6 1962 HD

    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...

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  • 1959
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    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    5.4 1959 HD

    A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

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  • 1959
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    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    5.4 1959 HD

    A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

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  • 1959
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    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    5.4 1959 HD

    A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

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  • 1959
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    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    5.4 1959 HD

    A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

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  • 1959
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    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    5.4 1959 HD

    A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

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  • 1991
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    Paul McCartney's Get Back

    Paul McCartney's Get Back

    9.8 1991 HD

    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...

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  • 1967
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    How I Won the War

    How I Won the War

    5.5 1967 HD

    An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

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  • 1993
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    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    1 1993 HD

    Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    1 1970 HD

    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....

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    1 1970 HD

    The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d was the first serious attempt to translate the humour of The Goon Show to television. It was made by...

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