Directed credits
16
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Strong directing catalog.
Director
Lester James Peries
Directing
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 1083364
IMDb ID: nm0673754
Known for: Directing
Born: April 5, 1919
Died: April 29, 2018
Age: 99
Place of birth: Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2018
Years active: 63
Wikidata: Q3236797
Also known as
ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්
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Biography
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006 and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Lester James Peries.
Elegy For A Mother
Director
2006 Movie
6.0
Mansion by the Lake
Director
2002 Movie
Awaragira
Director
1990 Movie
Kaliyugaya
Director
1982 Movie
5.8
Village in the Jungle
Director
1980 Movie
Rebellion
Director
1978 Movie
White Flowers for the Dead
Director
1978 Movie
Mangrove Island
Director
1976 Movie
The God King
Director
1974 Movie
6.3
The Treasure
Director
1972 Movie
9.0
Silence of the Heart
Director
1969 Movie
The Yellow Robe
Director
1967 Movie
5.8
Between Two Worlds
Director
1966 Movie
5.4
Changes in the Village
Director
1963 Movie
Sandesaya
Director
1960 Movie
6.8
The Line of Destiny
Director
1956 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lester James Peries.
5.8
Village in the Jungle
Director
1980 Movie
Sandesaya
Director
1960 Movie
6.0
Mansion by the Lake
Director
2002 Movie
White Flowers for the Dead
Director
1978 Movie
The Tree Goddess
Story
2018 Movie
6.7
The Girls
Producer
1978 Movie
Mangrove Island
Director
1976 Movie
5.4
Changes in the Village
Director
1963 Movie
The God King
Director
1974 Movie
7.0
Celluloid Man
as Self
2012 Movie
6.8
The Line of Destiny
Director
1956 Movie
Awaragira
Director
1990 Movie
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Additional movie credits for Lester James Peries.
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