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Richard Lester

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A Hard Day's NightA Hard Day's Night (1964) Aro Favourite
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!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, TheKnack and How to Get It, The (1965) Aro Favourite
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, AFunny 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 WarHow 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.
PetuliaPetulia (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, TheBed Sitting Room, The (1969) Recommended
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, TheThree Musketeers, The (1973) Recommended
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, TheFour 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…
JuggernautJuggernaut (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…

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