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Richard Lester

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American film director

United StatesDirectorsBorn 1932 · age 94
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Richard Lester Liebman is an American retired film director. He spent the majority of his professional life in the United Kingdom and is known for the fast-paced, flamboyant directing he brought to his comedy films, most notably the Beatles' vehicles A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! and How to Get It (1965).

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Photos 2

Filmography 38

Superman II1980 · ★ 6.8
Superman III1983 · ★ 5.5
A Hard Day's Night1964 · ★ 7.3
The Three Musketeers1973 · ★ 6.7
Help!1965 · ★ 6.9
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years2016 · ★ 7.5
Robin and Marian1976 · ★ 6.3
The Four Musketeers1974 · ★ 6.4
The Return of the Musketeers1989 · ★ 6.2
Juggernaut1974 · ★ 6.2
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966 · ★ 6.1
The Knack... and How to Get It1965 · ★ 6.0
Cuba1979 · ★ 5.5
Petulia1968 · ★ 6.0
The Bed Sitting Room1969 · ★ 5.9
The Ritz1976
How I Won the War1967
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days1979
Finders Keepers1984
Royal Flash1975
The Mouse on the Moon1963
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film1959
THE BEATLES in HELP!2007
It's Trad, Dad!1962
The Making of 'Superman II'1983
Filmmakers in Action2006
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'2004
The Making of 'Superman III'1985
The Unknown Peter Sellers2000
Paul McCartney's Get Back1991
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'1995
Things They Said Today2002
Richard Lester!1998
La route1975
Spike1996
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema1986
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace2014
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie1968

53 credits on file

Television 5

The Beatles Anthology1995
Film '721971
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties1993
A Show Called Fred1956
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d1956

Awards 1

1965Palme d'Or

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About this person

Richard Lester Liebman is an American retired film director. He spent the majority of his professional life in the United Kingdom and is known for the fast-paced, flamboyant directing he brought to his comedy films, most notably the Beatles' vehicles A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), and The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1932 · age 94
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28 languages

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