Richard Lester

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A Hard Day's Night (1964): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison…; The Beatles first feature movie is a gem, both as quaint nostalgia and as a momento of their talent and influence. The plot follows a typical day in…
Help! (1965): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison…; A schlocky comic follow–up that displays the Beatles own brand of warped humour. The songs are the highlights, and presented here in digital…
Knack and How to Get It, The (1965): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Rita Tushingham, Michael Crawford, Ray Brooks; Under–rated moddish mid–60s item with a slightly mixed reputation, concerning a youthful Crawford's attempts to learn how to have a "way…
Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A (1966): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford…; Wild spoof–musical set in Roman times, is somewhat spotty but still generates plenty of comic gas courtesy of some old pros. Mostel plays a…
How I Won the War (1967): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Michael Crawford; John Lennon and Michael Crawford do service in this black satire on military lunacy.
Petulia (1968): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain; Peculiar relic from the late 60s, a radical studio pic – anti–narrative, bizarre angles, hip dialogue, contentious themes, Frisco…
Bed Sitting Room, The (1969): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Spike Milligan, Rita Tushingham, Dudley Moore…; Spike Milligan and Richard Lester have a field day with this absurdist post–apocalyptic premise, in which British survivors prevail through the…
Three Musketeers, The (1973): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlain…; Splendidly cheeky version of Alexandre Dumas' enduring classic with dashing gents clearly enjoying the romp. It's Raquel Welch, however, who's the…
Four Musketeers, The (1973): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain…; Similarly irreverant follow–up to dir. Lester's THREE MUSKETEERS with the same cast continuing in the swashbuckling vein. Excellent cast with a…
Juggernaut (1974): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings…; Richard Harris leads a bomb disposal squad in a race against time to save an ocean liner and its 1200 passengers from disaster. Fine nail–biter…
Robin and Marian (1976): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw…; Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
Cuba (1979): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Sean Connery; Political adventure set at the end of the Batista regime concerning a mercenary mixing business with pleasure in the revolution–torn state.
Butch and Sundance: The Early Years (1979): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey…; Surprisingly enjoyable prequel to BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID has the roguish duo pursued across various New Mexico landscapes. Utterly…
Superman 2 (Superman II) (1980): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman; Laudable continuation of the super–hero franchise, that adds more action and comic sparks to the familiar characters –The Man of Steel…
Superman 3 (Superman III) (1983): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper…; Further adventures of the 'man of steel' (Reeve) this time the victim of a personality reversal, which complicates his fight against a meglomaniac…

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