Richard Lester

Richard Lester was born in 1932 in Philadelphia, directed television programmes in the United States, then moved to London, where he worked with radio comedians and made a burlesque short film nominated for American awards. He then imposed a speed of editing that became his trademark, and kept it while moving from the musical film to the big-budget adventure, then to two instalments of a superhero series. He almost stopped filming after the accidental death of an actor on one of his sets, and returned only once, for a concert film.

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• CinemaA Hard Day's NightRichard Lester · 1964Cinema