Lester, Richard 1932-Overview
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Richard Lester
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Richard Lester
A hard day's night
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38 editions published between 1964 and 2011 in English and held by 1,710 libraries worldwide A lively, good-natured spoof of "Beatlemania" portraying a frantic 36 hours in the lives of the rock group.
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum
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16 editions published between 1966 and 2007 in English and held by 1,135 libraries worldwide A conniving slave attempts to help his master's son win the love of the girl-next-door.
Superman II
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22 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 775 libraries worldwide This epic takes up where Superman, the movie leaves off. Superman deals witha trio of villians whose powers rival Superman's own.
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6 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and held by 509 libraries worldwide Ringo possesses a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, the Beatles are chased from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientists and the London police.
Robin and Marian
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13 editions published between 1976 and 2003 in English and Multiple languages and held by 406 libraries worldwide The legend of Robin Hood continues when Robin and Little John return from the Crusades under the command of King Richard the Lionheart. But when Richard is accidentally slain, the mad King John assumes the throne and Robin regroups the members of his old Sherwood Forest band.
Superman III
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12 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 371 libraries worldwide Superman III reveals the answer and adds a third all-star chapter to the amazing adventures of Superman. Gus Gorman is a genial half-wit who just happens to be a natural-born genius at computer programming. In his hands, a computer keyboard turns into a deadly weapon and soon, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his career.
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17 editions published between 1965 and 2007 in English and Multiple languages and held by 339 libraries worldwide Ringo's life is imperiled by an ancient sacrificial ring stuck on his famous finger. The ring makes him a target of a group of hilariously demented oriental mystics, who chase the boys from London to the Swiss Alps to the Bahamas.
Superman III
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in English and held by 325 libraries worldwide Meet Gus Gorman, a naïve computer programming natural. For Gus, a keyboard is a weapon - and, as a result Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Superman's human side comes out as he sees Lana Lang at his Smallville High School class reunion. Superman becomes his own worst enemy after a Kryptonite exposure.
The three musketeers
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6 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and held by 311 libraries worldwide The young ambitious D'Artagnan arrives aspiring to join the Musketeers, proves he is worthy, and with the others helps save the honor of their Queen.
The four musketeers
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19 editions published between 1974 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 284 libraries worldwide The young ambitious D'Artagnan arrives aspiring to join the Musketeers, proves he is worthy, and with the others helps save the honor of their Queen.
Superman II
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and French and held by 280 libraries worldwide Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Planet Krypton criminals plan to enslave Earth. At the same time, Superman decides to show a more romantic side of himself to Lois Lane.
Petulia
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 270 libraries worldwide An unhappily married socialite woman is trying to get through to a recently divorced doctor, who in his own words just wants to feel something.
The Beatles in Richard Lester's A hard day's night : a complete pictorial record of the movie
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3 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 269 libraries worldwide
The three musketeers The four musketeers
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3 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and held by 224 libraries worldwide The young D'Artagnan joins the three musketeers in Paris who then go off to England to save the honor of their Queen.
The knack-- and how to get it
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10 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and held by 213 libraries worldwide Set in swinging London of the 1960s, a young man has a special style with the ladies, and his friend simply wants to learn the secret. Things become more complicated as they vie for an innocent country girl.
Getting away with it : or, The further adventures of the luckiest bastard you ever saw
by Steven Soderbergh
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 198 libraries worldwide "Soderbergh and Lester discuss their respective adventures in motion pictures"--P. [4] of cover.
Petulia
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8 editions published between 1968 and 2006 in English and held by 185 libraries worldwide A film about two people trying to get through to each other. Certainly rich, San Franciscan wife Petulia, propositions Dr. Archie the first time they meet, even though her husband is within view.
The three musketeers
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15 editions published between 1973 and 2010 in English and held by 169 libraries worldwide The young D'Artagnan joins the Three Musketeers in Paris who then go off to England to save the honor of their Queen.
Superman 4 film favorites
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 156 libraries worldwide
How I won the war
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11 editions published between 1967 and 2011 in English and held by 122 libraries worldwide Black comedy about war, revolving around an inept and idiotic lieutenant who is first assigned to North Africa to construct a cricket pitch in the middle of the desert, and then to Europe to capture a bridge over the Rhine, which he accomplishes by making a deal with a German officer. more
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Action and adventure films Beatles Bibliography Class reunions Comedy films Comedy films Computer programmers Criminal behavior Criticism, interpretation, etc. Cults Drama England England--London Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Films for the hearing impaired France Historical films History Human sacrifice Interviews Lester, Richard,--1932- Maid Marian (Legendary character) Man-woman relationships Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors--Credits Musical films Musical films Musicals Rings--Religious aspects Road films Robin Hood (Legendary character) Rock films Rock groups Rock music Rome Science fiction films Slaves Soderbergh, Steven,--1963- Superman (Fictitious character) Superman films Swashbuckler films Swordplay United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Weapons
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Lester, Dick 1932-
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English
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French (39) Spanish (16) Multiple languages (13) Undetermined (8) No Linguistic content (6) Greek, Modern (2) Venda (2) Japanese (1) Italian (1) Polish (1) Covers
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