Richard Lester

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Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.

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Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black - and - white photo of a man in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a group of women; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” (1979), directed by Richard Lester – The sun is setting over a desert with a horse drawn carriage; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – An older man and woman are smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – An older man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A young woman looking in the mirror while a man looks at her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A group of young men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A group of people and two dogs walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man with blue eyes looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge” (1974), directed by Richard Lester – A woman in a white dress sitting on a bench; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man with long hair and a goatee looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – Two people walking in a room made out of blocks; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a man and two women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” (1979), directed by Richard Lester – A person riding a horse drawn carriage on a snowy day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – Black and white photograph of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with short black hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A view of a city street at night with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit and tie drinking a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman III” (1983), directed by Richard Lester – A man holding a woman while flying through the air; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with a beard looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A view of a city from the top of the eiffel tower; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge” (1974), directed by Richard Lester – A man walking through a large cathedral with a large arch; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” (1979), directed by Richard Lester – An older black man wearing a red and black vest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a man standing on a sidewalk near parking meters; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Help!” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A large crowd of people watching a baseball game in a stadium; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man standing in a room with a lot of lights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman are holding a shoe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” (1979), directed by Richard Lester – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “A Hard Day's Night” (1964), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit sitting next to an older man in a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person in a spacesuit kneeling on the moon; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” (1979), directed by Richard Lester – A horse drawn carriage rides down a snowy street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Superman III” (1983), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a military uniform with a flag in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – An image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Superman III” (1983), directed by Richard Lester – A group of people sitting at a table with flags in the background; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man riding a motorcycle down the middle of an alleyway; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man with a beard standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “A Hard Day's Night” (1964), directed by Richard Lester – A young girl with her mouth wide open in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – An old photo of a man in a uniform and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with a laser beam in their face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman are touching each other's hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man with a beard is in front of a fire; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a crane; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman III” (1983), directed by Richard Lester – A crowd of people standing under a banner; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – An aerial view of a large building at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit and tie standing next to a woman in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit and sunglasses holding onto a motorcycle mirror; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A young man is standing in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a spacesuit is standing on the moon; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge” (1974), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman in a white wedding dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A group of women wrapped in towels in a bathroom; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a man and a woman with an umbrella; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge” (1974), directed by Richard Lester – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman III” (1983), directed by Richard Lester – A man with a serious look on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit holding a coffee cup; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman are praying together; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man dressed as superman standing in front of a street; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” (1979), directed by Richard Lester – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Superman II” (1980), directed by Richard Lester – A man dressed as superman is hanging from a pole; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge” (1974), directed by Richard Lester – A man with a beard is holding a piece of paper in his hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman talking to another man in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman looking surprised in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man in a suit and tie holding a suit jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Knack... and How to Get It” (1965), directed by Richard Lester – A man and a woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Superman II

(1980)

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

(1964)

Superman III

(1983)

Help!

(1965)

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge

(1974)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

(1966)

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

(1965)

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

(1979)