Richard Lester
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- 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…