Richard Lester

Richard Lester (born 19 January, 1932), is an American-born British filmmaker. He directed the Beatles two feature film A Hard Day's Night and Help!. He was chosen from a list of possible directors for A Hard Day's Night given to the Beatles. He was picked because 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.