Richard Lester

Director. Born 19 January 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Died 25 March 2006.

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Cannes prize1 won

Born

19 January 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died

25 March 2006

Active

1964–1983

Frequently works with

Christopher Reeve, David Newman, George Harrison, John Lennon, Leslie Newman, Paul McCartney, Pierre Spengler, Ringo Starr

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Richard’s work 2 points below the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $308m across 3 films with figures
Cannes Film Festival: 1 Cannes prize1 won
Active: 1964–1983

Genres

Action2
Adventure2
Comedy2
Science Fiction2
Music1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestA Hard Day's Night1964

49WorstSuperman III1983

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31950s

101960s

91970s

41980s

21990s

Co-stars most worked with

Christopher Reeve2 titles

George Harrison2 titles

John Lennon2 titles

Paul McCartney2 titles

Ringo Starr2 titles

Producers most worked with

Pierre Spengler2 titles

Awards

Cannes Film Festival1 won

Won1965Palme d'Or

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.