Richard Marquand

Directing • 1937-09-22 • Cardiff, Wales, UK

Richard Alfred Marquand (22 September 1937 – 4 September 1987) was a Welsh film director best known for directing the blockbuster Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).

Known For

7.9

Return of the Jedi

1983

6.3

Jagged Edge

1985

6.7

Eye of the Needle

1981

6.6

Nowhere to Run

1993

5.4

The Legacy

1978

6.5

Birth of the Beatles

1979

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Filmography

1987
Hearts of FireFilm
Director
★ 4.1
1985
Jagged EdgeFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1984
Until SeptemberFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1983
Return of the JediFilm
Director
★ 7.9
1981
Eye of the NeedleFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1979
Birth of the BeatlesFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1978
The LegacyFilm
Director
★ 5.4
1976
Zap!! The Weapon Is FoodFilm
Director
1976
Pyramid Lake Is DyingFilm
Director
1976
Street of JoyFilm
Director
1975
NBC Special TreatTV
Director • 1 episodes
1975
Mr Nixon's Secret LegacyFilm
Director
1975
To Know Us Is To Love UsFilm
Director
1973
Between the Anvil and the HammerFilm
Director
1973
The Iron VillageFilm
Director
1971
The Search for the NileTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1970
Edward IIFilm
Co-Director
★ 4.9
1967
One Pair of EyesTV
Director • 4 episodes
★ 7.0