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Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is a retired American film director based in the United Kingdom, famous for his comedic and campy style of shooting movies and for his work in both US and UK cinema.
Richard Lester was one of the most influential directors of the 1960s, and continued his career into the 1970s and early '80s. He is best remembered for the two films he helmed starring The Beatles : A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help!
- January 1, 1
- Director, Producer, Writer
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Richard Lester
Richard Lester, American filmmaker who successfully transferred the fast-cut stream-of-consciousness style of television commercials to the big screen. He was best known as the director of the Beatles movies A Hard Day’s Night and Help! His other movies included The Three Musketeers and Superman II.
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Richard Lester was one of the most influential directors of the 1960s, and continued his career into the 1970s and early '80s. He is best remembered for the two films he helmed starring The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help!
- Director, Producer, Writer
- January 19, 1932
Aug 5, 2015 · Richard Lester has been a major force in the world of cinema over the last half-century. The fact that he is not considered one of the great filmmakers of his time is one of those sad flukes of cinema history that a retrospective like this will hopefully help to rectify.
Apr 19, 2012 · Why it’s daunting: An American expatriate who grew up in Philadelphia at the same time Ernie Kovacs was dismantling the conventions of television on the local airwaves, Richard Lester...
Mar 30, 2012 · Richard Lester, director of A Hard Day's Night and The Three Musketeers, answers your questions.Watch similar interviews from our Your Q&A playlist: http://w...
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