Richard Lester
Know for: Directing
Born: 1932-01-19
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Also know as:
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry...
The Beatles: Help! (2007)
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...
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1995)
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson,...
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling (2023)
Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A...
The Making of 'Superman III' (1985)
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...
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema (1986)
Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s...
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace (2014)
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....
Richard Lester! (1998)
A tribute to Richard Lester, Philadelphia-born filmmaker who moved to England to direct the modern classics "A Hard Day's Night," "Petulia," and...
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth...
The Making of 'Superman II' (1982)
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004)
Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.
Things They Said Today (2002)
A documentary on the making of the Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night," featuring director Richard Lester, music producer George Martin,...
Filmmakers in Action (2006)
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...
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)
Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.
Spike (1996)
Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q series
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie (1968)
A short featurette on the making of "Petulia"
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006)
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced •...
La route (1975)
Mercadet, a young man, and Morin, a forty-something, meet in a brothel in India. They team up to continue their journey together. Along the way, they...
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent...
Robin and Marian (1976)
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
The Three Musketeers (1973)
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,...
Finders Keepers (1984)
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...
The Four Musketeers (1974)
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
Superman II (1980)
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod,...
Superman III (1983)
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which...
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...
How I Won the War (1967)
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
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 (1974)
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 (1968)
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...
The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men...
Help! (1965)
An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come...
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry...
Cuba (1979)
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also...
The Ritz (1976)
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,...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
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...
Royal Flash (1975)
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! (1962)
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 (1959)
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 (1959)
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 (1959)
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 (1959)
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 (1959)
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 (1991)
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...
How I Won the War (1967)
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.