Richard Lester

4 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K2 in HD

Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.

Biography from TMDB

By format

List

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray second pressing from March 2022 as first pressing has shots in one scene placed in wrong order

3.9

The Three Musketeers (1973)

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video & Audio:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray encode is marginally inferior to the StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

The pitch of the StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray English audio is too high, as of 5/16/23 unclear if replacements will be offered

3.4

2 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

> Kino Lorber, see DVDBeaver comparisons http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_70/the_knack_and_how_to_get_it_blu-ray.htm

3.2

Help! (1965)

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2013 Universal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Original mono mix has never been released on home video

Additional Info:

Blu-ray transfer is very heavily degrained, but still unfortunately the best currently available version

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