Richard Lester

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Dick Lester
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Biography

A visually dazzling and witty filmmaker whose hyperkinetic films helped to shape the look and pace of 1960s-era cinema, Richard Lester was the creative force behind the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) and "Help!" (1965), as well as such crowd-pleasing hits as "The Knack And How to Get It" (1965), "The Three Musketeers" (1973) and "Superman II" (1981). After cutting his teeth on American television, Lester relocated to England, where he …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Music

Born

January 19, 1932

LATEST CREDITS

Richard Lester!

Himself

The Knack... and How to Get It

Man in Street, Director

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Man Looking Askance at Laughing Hearse., Director

A Hard Day's Night

Director

Help!

Director

Get Back

Director

It's Trad, Dad!

Director

How I Won the War

Director

The Bed Sitting Room

Director

The Four Musketeers

Director

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Director

The Return of the Musketeers

Director

Juggernaut

Director

Petulia

Director

The Ritz

Director

The Three Musketeers

Director

Cuba

Director

Royal Flash

Director

Robin and Marian

Director

Superman III

Director

Finders Keepers

Director

Superman II

Director

The Mouse on the Moon

Director