Filmography
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Known For
A Hard Day's Night Director (1964) -
The Bed Sitting Room Director (1969) -
The Three Musketeers Director (1973) -
Known For
Superman III Director (1983) -
Director
Paul McCartney's Get Back (1991) -
Paul McCartney (1989) -
The Return of the Musketeers (1989) -
Finders Keepers (1984) -
Superman III (1983)
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Superman II (1980) -
Cuba (1979) -
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The Ritz (1976) -
![Robin and Marian]( "Robin and Marian")
Robin and Marian (1976) -
![Royal Flash]( "Royal Flash")
Royal Flash (1975) -
![The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge]( "The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge")
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![Juggernaut]( "Juggernaut")
Juggernaut (1974) -
![The Three Musketeers]( "The Three Musketeers")
The Three Musketeers (1973) -
![The Bed Sitting Room]( "The Bed Sitting Room")
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) -
![Petulia]( "Petulia")
Petulia (1968) -
![How I Won the War]( "How I Won the War")
How I Won the War (1967) -
![A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]( "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")
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![Help!]( "Help!")
Help! (1965) -
![The Knack... and How to Get It]( "The Knack... and How to Get It")
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![The Beatles: Help! - Version 1]( "The Beatles: Help! - Version 1")
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![A Hard Day's Night]( "A Hard Day's Night")
A Hard Day's Night (1964) -
Room at the Bottom (1964)
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![The Mouse on the Moon]( "The Mouse on the Moon")
The Mouse on the Moon (1963) -
![Ring-A-Ding Rhythm!]( "Ring-A-Ding Rhythm!")
Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962) -
The Sound of Jazz (1959)
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![The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]( "The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film")
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After Hours (1958)
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![Son of Fred]( "Son of Fred")
Son of Fred (1956) -
![A Show Called Fred]( "A Show Called Fred")
A Show Called Fred (1956) -
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)
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Director
![The Vise]( "The Vise")
The Vise (1954) -
Producer
![Superman]( "Superman")
Superman (1978) -
![The Bed Sitting Room]( "The Bed Sitting Room")
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) -
![How I Won the War]( "How I Won the War")
How I Won the War (1967) -
Room at the Bottom (1964)
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After Hours (1958-1959)
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![Son of Fred]( "Son of Fred")
Son of Fred (1956) -
![A Show Called Fred]( "A Show Called Fred")
A Show Called Fred (1956) -
ProducerThe Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)
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Actor
![Butch and Sundance: The Early Days]( "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days")
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Man Watching Hearse Pass by (1979) -
La route (1975)
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![The Knack... and How to Get It]( "The Knack... and How to Get It")
The Knack... and How to Get It Balding Man Passed by Bed in Street (1965) -
![A Hard Day's Night]( "A Hard Day's Night")
A Hard Day's Night Man in Back of the Stage (1964) -
Actor
![The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]( "The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film")
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Painter (1959) -
WriterAfter Hours (1958-1959)
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![The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]( "The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film")
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The Barris Beat (1956)
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WriterCurtains for Harry (1955)
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Soundtrack
![Robin and Marian]( "Robin and Marian")
Robin and Marian (1976) -
Archive footage
![20/20]( "20/20")
20/20 (2020) -
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2017) -
![Memòries de la tele]( "Memòries de la tele")
Memòries de la tele (2009) -
![The Unseen Beatles]( "The Unseen Beatles")
The Unseen Beatles (2008) -
![You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman]( "You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman")
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![Words in Progress]( "Words in Progress")
Words in Progress (2004) -
![The Beatles Anthology]( "The Beatles Anthology")
The Beatles Anthology (1995) -
![The Rock 'n' Roll Years]( "The Rock 'n' Roll Years")
The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1986) -
![The Compleat Beatles]( "The Compleat Beatles")
The Compleat Beatles (1982) -
Archive footage
![Dimanche Martin]( "Dimanche Martin")
Dimanche Martin (1980) -
Follow the Beatles (1964)
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Editor
![The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]( "The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film")
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Composer
![The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]( "The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film")
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Cinematographer
![The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]( "The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film")
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
While working on the parts of Superman (1978) that would be incorporated in the sequel Superman II (1980), cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth died unexpectedly on October 28, 1978. When Lester took over the directorial reins from Richard Donner, he ...
Quotes
[on wandering around Europe in 1954] I played the piano at an army base outside of Paris. And I played the guitar in a café in the south of Spain. I didn't do it very often. The first time I did it for an evening, it was to get a free meal. And I'd ...
Trademark
Frequently has characters in the background making amusing comments about the main action.
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Richard Lester Liebman
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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