Richard Lester

Richard Lester (born 19 January, 1932), is an American-born British filmmaker. He directed the Beatles two features film A Hard Day's Night (film) and Help! (film). He was choosen from a list a possible directors for A Hard Day's Night given to the Beatles. He was picked beacause he directed a short film called The Running, Jumping, Standing Still Film, which starred Peter Sellers and Spike Mulligan and was a favorite of the Beatles. Because of his involvement with the Beatles he is often hailed as "The Father of Music Videos". Among his many other films are How I Won The War, which co-starred John Lennon and the Paul McCartney concert documentary Get Back (film).