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Richard Lester
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Richard Lester - what members say
review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
Robin and Marian 6 December 2006
review by from London
Male chauvinist fantasy? 18 January 2006
review by Wynter from UK
Royal Flash 18 August 2009
Richard Lester - filmography
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The Return of the Musketeers
(1989)
Starring: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay
Director: Richard Lester
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It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbot, and Athos, a brawler raising ..read more »
 
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from 6 members
Currently unavailable
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Superman III
(1983)
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Superman matches wits with an evil mastermind and a computer genius who discovers the one substance that can harm the Man of Steel. Combining the known ingredients of Kryptonite with a guess at the unknown, the genius invents a new Kryptonite that doesn't kill Superman it turns him evil. Meanwhile, ..read more »
61%
from 6,220 members
Not currently released
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Superman II
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Margot Kidder
Director: Richard Lester, Richard Donner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the same ..read more »
67%
from 11,828 members
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Cuba
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Denholm Elliott
Director: Richard Lester
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Satire about Cuban dictatorships and revolutions. A cynical British mercenary is dispatched to Havana by the Batista government to try and end Castro's reign. Along the way he meets a number of similarly cynical types as well as an old girlfriend. As the government falls down around them, each ..read more »
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from 203 members
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The Ritz
(1976)
Starring: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller
Director: Richard Lester
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On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives at the Ritz, a gay bathhouse where he is pursued amorously by "chubby chaser" Paul B. Price and by entertainer Googie Gomez who ..read more »
53%
from 3 members
Currently unavailable
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Robin And Marian
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw
Director: Richard Lester
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This romantic epic takes a bittersweet look at Robin Hood and Maid Marian in their later years. After King Richard's death in the Holy Land, Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and his trusty companion Little John finally return home to England. Despite his two-decade absence, Robin immediately determines to ..read more »
59%
from 748 members
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The Four Musketeers
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch
Director: Richard Lester
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With D’Artagnan now officially enrolled in the king’s service, his army besieges
the rebels at La Rochelle and Richelieu is determined to prevent any meddling
by the English before the city falls. He dispatches Milady de Winter to London
with orders to assassinate Buckingham if necessary. But she ..read more »
69%
from 1,297 member
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The Four Musketeers - Blu-ray
(1975)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate:
With D’Artagnan now officially enrolled in the king’s service, his army besieges
the rebels at La Rochelle and Richelieu is determined to prevent any meddling
by the English before the city falls. He dispatches Milady de Winter to London
with orders to assassinate Buckingham if necessary. But she ..read more »
66%
from 60 members
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Royal Flash
(1975)
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate: 
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
McDowell stars as Captain Harry Flashman, a cowardly rogue in 19th century Europe. His attempts at climbing the social ladder draw him into the devious plans of others and into the arms of a duchess (Bond beauty Britt Ekland). Things don't go as planned, and Flashman has to escape, traveling ..read more »
64%
from 72 members
Currently unavailable
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The Three Musketeers
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate: 
From Director Richard Lester and featuring a stellar cast including Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch and Christopher Lee, The Three Musketeers is a faithful adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel with belly laughs a-plenty and endless swashbuckling.In 17th Century Paris, young, naïve and energetic D’..read more »
69%
from 1,612 member
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Petulia
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: George C. Scott, Julie Christie, Richard Chamberlain
Director: Richard Lester
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A prominent San Francisco surgeon's life is turned upside down when he falls in love with an eccentric young woman caught in an unhappy marriage with a sadistic man. Can this odd couple's love transcend the conventions of their upper-class world?
53%
from 223 members
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How I Won The War
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear
Director: Richard Lester
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Among the first of the late 60s anti-war films that reflected growing concern over the Vietnam War, How I Won the War takes a cold, dark look at the Good War, World War II. In adapting Patrick Ryan's 1963 novel, screenwriter Charles Wood and director Richard Lester offered a narrative fractured by ..read more »
50%
from 324 members
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The Knack And How To Get It
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford
Director: Richard Lester
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Tolen (Ray Brooks) has it. Colin (Michael Crawford) doesn't. "It" is the knack for getting women into bed. After obtaining lessons from the master, Colin buys a bed big enough for his conquests. This leads Colin and his friend Tom (Donal Donnelly) to Nancy (Rita Tushingham), an attractive innocent ..read more »
55%
from 569 members
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Help!
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Director: Richard Lester
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Historical fun from the Beatles in their movie, HELP, in which Ringo is being followed by mystics. Whilst trying to escape, the boys travel to London, the Swiss Alps and the Bahamas.
73%
from 1,256 member
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A Hard Day's Night
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Director: Richard Lester
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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT presents a fictionalized day in the life of The Beatles as they give a performance on a live television show. Filmed just a month after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, this film introduces us to the unique personalities of each member of the Beatles. ..read more »
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from 4,740 members
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The Vise
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Donald Gray
Director: Richard Lester, David MacDonald
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Before he took the title role in Saber of London, Donald Gray portrayed his famous one-armed detective Mark Saber in several episodes of The Vise.
First aired on American television in 1954, The Vise was the creation of Edward and Harry Lee Danziger, prolific producers of films and TV shows in the ..read more »
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from 4 members
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Richard Lester facts
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...rif of Nottingham.
Though it takes a little long to get Robin back to Sherwood Richard Lester's film is a relentless charmer. Written by James (Brother of William) Goldman t...
