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Overview
Mini Biography:
Richard Lester was one of the most influential directors of the 1960s... moreTrivia:
Started his creative career as TV director at CBS' WCAU-TV station, Philadelphia moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(20 articles)
The Beatles On Screen (From FilmShaft.com. 11 September 2009, 1:44 AM, PDT)
The Beatles: Ranking Their Movies
(From Cinematical. 9 September 2009, 6:15 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Dick LesterUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. Nov. 10 | 12:30 AM | TCM | Cuba |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Cinematographer, Editor, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Director:
- Superman II (2006) (V) (uncredited)
... aka Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (USA: promotional title) - Get Back (1991)
... aka Get Back (Finland) [fi]
... aka Get Back (Denmark) [da] - The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
... aka El regreso de los mosqueteros (Spain)
... aka Le retour des mousquetaires (France)
... aka Die Rückkehr der Musketiere (West Germany) [de]
... aka Il ritorno dei tre moschettieri (Italy) [it]
... aka O Regresso dos Três Mosqueteiros (Portugal) [pt] - Finders Keepers (1984)
... aka Achado Não É Roubado (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Cash-cash (France) [fr]
... aka Der Chaos Express (West Germany) [de]
... aka Il treno più pazzo del mondo (Italy) [it]
... aka Kto znalazl to jego (Poland) [pl]
... aka Kuutamokeikka (Finland) [fi]
... aka Penge på kistebunden (Denmark: TV title) [da]
... aka Vres to kai parto (Greece) [el]
... aka Wer hat, der hat (West Germany) [de] - Superman III (1983)
... aka Superman III (Canada: French title)
... aka Stålmannen går på en kryptonit (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Superman 3 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Superman III (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Superman III (Finland) [fi]
... aka Superman III (France) [fr]
... aka Superman III (Denmark) [da]
... aka Superman III - Der stählerne Blitz (West Germany) [de]
... aka Superman No 3 (Greece) [el] - Superman II (1980)
... aka Superman 2 (Australia: TV title)
... aka Superman II (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Superman II (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Stålmannen II (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Superman 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Superman 2 - Äventyret fortsätter (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Superman 2: O timoros tou kakou (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka Superman II (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Superman II (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Superman II - Allein gegen alle (West Germany) [de]
... aka Superman No 2 (Greece) [el]
... aka Superman på nye eventyr (Denmark) [da] - Cuba (1979)
... aka Explosion in Cuba (Austria: TV title) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Da Havanna røg cigaren (Denmark) [da]
... aka Epiheirisis - Kouva (Greece) [el]
... aka Kuba (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Kuuba 1959 (Finland) [fi] - Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
... aka A Juventude de Butch Cassidy (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Butch i Sundance: Dnimlodosci (Poland) [pl]
... aka Butch ja Kid - nuoret hurjat (Finland) [fi]
... aka Butch og Sundance - sådan begyndte det (Denmark) [da]
... aka Butch und Sundance - Die frühen Jahre (West Germany) [de]
... aka Il ritorno di Butch Cassidy e Kid (Italy) [it]
... aka Les joyeux débuts de Butch Cassidy et le Kid (Belgium: French title: TV title) [fr]
... aka Los primeros golpes de Butch Cassidy y Sundance (Spain) [es]
... aka Oi 2 listes - To perasma stin paranomia (Greece) [el] - The Ritz (1976)
... aka A Sauna das Loucas (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Baddare till badare (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Der Mörder lauert in der Sauna (West Germany) [de]
... aka Det går helt agurk i saunaen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Elegant (Poland) [pl]
... aka Il vizietto americano (Italy) [it]
... aka Remuhotelli (Finland) [fi] - Robin and Marian (1976)
... aka Robin y Marian (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka A Flecha e a Rosa (Portugal) [pt]
... aka La gran aventura de Robin y Marian (Spain) [es]
... aka La rose et la flèche (France) [fr]
... aka Robin E Marian (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Robin Hood - äventyrens man (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Robin e Marian (Italy) [it]
... aka Robin ja Marian (Finland) [fi]
... aka Robin og Marian (Denmark) [da]
... aka Robin und Marian (West Germany) [de]
... aka To rodo kai to velos (Greece) [el] - Royal Flash (1975)
... aka El cobarde heroico (Spain) [es]
... aka Falszywy król (Poland) [pl]
... aka Kuninkaan miekkamies (Finland) [fi]
... aka Le froussard héroïque (France) [fr]
... aka Royal Flash (France) [fr]
... aka Royal Flash - Flashman, den uovervindelige (Denmark) [da] - The Four Musketeers (1974)
... aka Los cuatro mosqueteros (Spain)
... aka The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (USA)
... aka The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady (UK: complete title)
... aka The Return of the Three Musketeers (UK: video title)
... aka The Revenge of Milady
... aka A négy testör (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Czterej muszkieterowie (Poland) [pl]
... aka De fire musketerers hævn (Denmark) [da]
... aka Die vier Halunken der Königin (West Germany) [de]
... aka Die vier Musketiere (West Germany) [de]
... aka Die vier Musketiere - Die Rache der Mylady (West Germany) [de]
... aka Hämndens tecken (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka I ekdikisis tis mylaidis (Greece) [el]
... aka Koston merkki (Finland) [fi]
... aka Les quatre mousquetaires (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Milady (Italy) [it]
... aka Neljä muskettisoturia (Finland: DVD title) [fi]
... aka On l'appelait Milady (France) [fr] - Juggernaut (1974)
... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
... aka Terreur sur le Britannic (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka 18 Stunden bis zur Ewigkeit (West Germany) [de]
... aka Achtzehn Stunden bis zur Ewigkeit (West Germany) [de]
... aka Britannic w niebezpieczenstwie (Poland) [pl]
... aka Britannic: O stohos tou ekviastou (Greece) [el]
... aka Código: Juggernaut (Portugal) [pt]
... aka El enigma se llama Juggernaut (Spain) [es]
... aka Juggernaut (Finland) [fi]
... aka Juggernaut (Argentina) [es]
... aka Juggernaut (Denmark) [da]
... aka Juggernaut - kaappaus merellä (Finland) [fi] - The Three Musketeers (1973)
... aka The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds (UK: complete title) (USA)
... aka Les trois mousquetaires (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Üç silahsorlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka A három testör (Hungary) [hu]
... aka De tre musketörerna (Sweden) [sv]
... aka De tre musketerer (Denmark) [da]
... aka Die drei Musketiere (West Germany) [de]
... aka I tre moschettieri (Italy) [it]
... aka Kolme muskettisoturia (Finland) [fi]
... aka Los diamante de la reina (Spain: subtitle) [es]
... aka Los tres mosqueteros (Spain) [es]
... aka Muskettisoturien seikkailut (Finland) [fi] - The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
... aka Bombehullet 70, stuen t.h. (Denmark) [da]
... aka Cómo sobreviví a la bomba (Argentina) [es]
... aka Danach (West Germany) [de]
... aka L'ultime garçonnière (France) [fr]
... aka Oudot huoneet (Finland) [fi] - Petulia (1968)
... aka Petúlia - Um Demônio de Mulher (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Petulia (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Petulia (West Germany) [de]
... aka Petulia (Denmark) [da]
... aka Petulia (Finland) [fi]
... aka Petulia (Greece) [el] - How I Won the War (1967)
... aka Cómo gané la guerra (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Come ho vinto la guerra (Italy) [it]
... aka Como Ganhei a Guerra (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Hur jag vann kriget (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Jeg vandt krigen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Miten voitin sodan (Finland) [fi]
... aka Pos kerdisa ton polemo (Greece) [el]
... aka Wie ich den Krieg gewann (West Germany) [de] - Teenage Rebellion (1967) (uncredited)
... aka La rivolta dei teenagers (Italy)
... aka Mondo Teeno (Italy) - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
... aka Aptallar sehri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Der skete noget skægt på vejen til Forum (Denmark) [da]
... aka Dolci vizi al foro (Italy) [it]
... aka Golfus de Roma (Spain) [es]
... aka Kul grej hände på väg till Forum (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Le forum en folie (France) [fr]
... aka Sattuipa hassusti matkalla Foorumiin (Finland) [fi]
... aka Sattuipa hassusti matkalla Forumiin (Finland) [fi]
... aka Toll trieben es die alten Römer (West Germany) [de]
... aka Um Escravo das Arábias em Roma (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Viva Roma (Greece) [el] - Help! (1965)
... aka ¡Socorro! (Spain) [es]
... aka Aiuto! (Italy) [it]
... aka Apua! (Finland) [fi]
... aka Au secours! (France) [fr]
... aka Hi-Hi-Hilfe! (West Germany) [de]
... aka Hjælp (Denmark) [da]
... aka Na pomoc! (Poland) [pl]
... aka Voitheia... oi Beatles (Greece) [el] - The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
... aka The Knack... and How to Get It (USA)
... aka Le knack... et comment l'avoir (Belgium: French title: dubbed version) (France: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka A Bossa da Conquista (Brazil) [pt]
... aka A csábítás trükkje (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Dét - og hvordan man får det (Denmark) [da]
... aka Der gewisse Kniff (West Germany) [de]
... aka El knack... y cómo conseguirlo (Spain) [es]
... aka El knack... y cómo lograrlo (Argentina) [es]
... aka Non tutti ce l'hanno... (Italy) [it]
... aka Sposób na kobiety (Poland) [pl]
... aka Temppu - ja miten se tehdään (Finland) [fi]
... aka To knack kai pos na to apoktisete (Greece) [el] - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
... aka Quatre garçons dans le vent (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka ¡Qué noche la de aquel día! (Spain) [es]
... aka A Hard Day's Night (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Egy nehéz nap éjszakája (Hungary) [hu]
... aka En hård dags nat (Denmark) [da]
... aka Os Reis do Iê Iê Iê (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Os quatro Cabeleiras do Após-Calipso (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka The Beatles (Poland) [pl]
... aka Tutti per uno (Italy) [it]
... aka Una nit ben dura (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Vier jongens op rondreis (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Xefantoma me tous Beatles (Greece) [el]
... aka Yeah Yeah Yeah (West Germany) [de]
... aka Yeah! Yeah! Här kommer vi (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Yeah! Yeah! Tässä tulemme! (Finland) [fi] - "Room at the Bottom" (2 episodes, 1964)
- A Job with the Other Lot (1964) TV episode
- It Came from Outer Hollywood (1964) TV episode - The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
... aka Auch die Kleinen wollen nach oben (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Egér a Holdon (Hungary) [hu]
... aka El ratón en la luna (Argentina) [es]
... aka Fut i raketten (Denmark) [da]
... aka Maasta se pienikin ponnistaa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Mani sulla luna (Italy) [it]
... aka To pontiki sto feggari (Greece) [el]
... aka Un ratón en la luna (Spain) [es] - It's Trad, Dad! (1962) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Ring-a-Ding Rhythm! (USA)
... aka Jazz, humør og pop (Denmark) [da]
... aka Jazzová revue (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
... aka Rytmiä kaupungissa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Twen-Hitparade (West Germany) [de] - The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Mukkelis makkelis (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rend og hop (Denmark) [da] - "After Hours" (1958) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Son of Fred" (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode - "A Show Called Fred" (5 episodes, 1956)
- Episode #1.5 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.4 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.3 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester) - "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (2 episodes, 1956)
- Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode - "The Vise" (1954) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Detective's Diary (USA: rerun title)
... aka Saber of London (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Vise: Mark Saber (USA: third and fourth season title)
... aka Uncovered (syndication title)
Producer:
- Superman (1978) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Superman - Le film (Canada: French title)
... aka Superman: The Movie
... aka Superman (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Super-Homem (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Superman (Poland) [pl]
... aka Superman (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Superman (Finland) [fi]
... aka Superman (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Superman (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Superman (France) [fr]
... aka Superman - O Filme (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Superman - The Movie (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Superman - stålmannen (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Superman - teräsmies (Finland) [fi]
... aka Superman: el film (Spain) [es]
... aka Supermann (Norway) [no] - The Bed Sitting Room (1969) (producer)
... aka Bombehullet 70, stuen t.h. (Denmark) [da]
... aka Cómo sobreviví a la bomba (Argentina) [es]
... aka Danach (West Germany) [de]
... aka L'ultime garçonnière (France) [fr]
... aka Oudot huoneet (Finland) [fi] - How I Won the War (1967) (producer)
... aka Cómo gané la guerra (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Come ho vinto la guerra (Italy) [it]
... aka Como Ganhei a Guerra (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Hur jag vann kriget (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Jeg vandt krigen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Miten voitin sodan (Finland) [fi]
... aka Pos kerdisa ton polemo (Greece) [el]
... aka Wie ich den Krieg gewann (West Germany) [de] - "After Hours" (producer) (19 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Episode #2.13 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.12 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.11 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.10 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.9 (1959) TV episode (producer)
(14 more) - "Son of Fred" (producer) (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode (producer) - "A Show Called Fred" (1956) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (producer) (2 episodes, 1956)
- Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode (producer)
Writer:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (writer) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Mukkelis makkelis (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rend og hop (Denmark) [da] - "After Hours" (19 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Episode #2.13 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.12 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.11 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.10 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.9 (1959) TV episode (writer)
(14 more) - Curtains for Harry (1955) (TV) (writer) (as Dick Lester)
Actor:
- La route (1975)
- "The Persuaders!" .... Coley's 1st Henchman (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Amicalement vôtre... (France: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka Attenti a quei due (Italy) [it]
... aka De speelvogels (Netherlands) [nl]
... aka De uheldige helte (Denmark) [da]
... aka De versierders (Netherlands) [nl]
... aka Die 2 (West Germany) [de]
... aka Die Zwei (West Germany: informal title) [de]
... aka Los persuasores! (Spain) [es]
... aka Snobbar som jobbar (Sweden) [sv]
- Overture (1971) TV episode (uncredited) .... Coley's 1st Henchman - The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) (uncredited) .... Balding man passed by bed in street
... aka The Knack... and How to Get It (USA)
... aka Le knack... et comment l'avoir (Belgium: French title: dubbed version) (France: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka A Bossa da Conquista (Brazil) [pt]
... aka A csábítás trükkje (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Dét - og hvordan man får det (Denmark) [da]
... aka Der gewisse Kniff (West Germany) [de]
... aka El knack... y cómo conseguirlo (Spain) [es]
... aka El knack... y cómo lograrlo (Argentina) [es]
... aka Non tutti ce l'hanno... (Italy) [it]
... aka Sposób na kobiety (Poland) [pl]
... aka Temppu - ja miten se tehdään (Finland) [fi]
... aka To knack kai pos na to apoktisete (Greece) [el] - The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester) .... Painter
... aka Mukkelis makkelis (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rend og hop (Denmark) [da]
Cinematographer:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Mukkelis makkelis (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rend og hop (Denmark) [da]
Editor:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Mukkelis makkelis (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rend og hop (Denmark) [da]
Composer:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Mukkelis makkelis (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rend og hop (Denmark) [da]
Self:
- The Beatles in Help! (2007) (V) .... Himself
- "British Film Forever" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007)
- Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Comedy Map of Britain" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Cineastes en acció (2005) .... Himself
... aka Cineastas en acción (Spain: Castilian title)
... aka Filmmakers in Action (USA)
... aka Filmari v akci (Czech Republic) [cs] - Youthquake '65: The London Pop Explosion (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan (2005) .... Himself
... aka The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan (International: English title: short title) - Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Y usted... ¿De qué se ríe? (2000) (TV) .... Himself
... aka El gag... y cómo conseguirlo (Spain: subtitle) - Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (1995 interview)
- The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "Legends" (2000) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Richard Lester! (1998) .... Himself
- Spike (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1995) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself
... aka The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (USA: short title) - "Hollywood U.K." (1993) TV series .... Presenter (unknown episodes)
- Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Buster Keaton - Sein Leben, sein Werk (West Germany) [de]
... aka Buster Keaton Story (Sweden) [sv] - Spike (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Superman III' (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Superman II' (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Richard Lester (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Show London" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
- Episode #1.20 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.15 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"Memòries de la tele"
- Episode #4.4 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006) (V) .... Himself
-
"The Beatles Anthology"
- July '40 to March '63 (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - The Compleat Beatles (1984) (uncredited) .... Himself (directs A Hard Day's Night)
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