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Richard Marquand

Richard Marquand

Director · 1937–1987 · Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Biography

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).

Directed 17

1980s

  1. 1987

    Hearts of Fire

    Director

  2. 1985

    Jagged Edge

    Director

    67
  3. 1984

    Until September

    Director

  4. 1983

    Return of the Jedi

    Director

    77
  5. 1981

    Eye of the Needle

    Director

    71

1970s

  1. 1979

    Birth of the Beatles

    Director

  2. 1978

    The Legacy

    Director

    43
  3. 1976

    Street of Joy

    Director

  4. Pyramid Lake Is Dying

    Director

  5. Zap!! The Weapon Is Food

    Director

  6. 1975

    To Know Us Is To Love Us

    Director

  7. Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy

    Director

  8. 1973

    The Iron Village

    Director

  9. Between the Anvil and the Hammer

    Director

  10. 1971

    The Search for the Nile

    Director

  11. 1970

    Edward II

    Co-Director

1960s

  1. 1967

    One Pair of Eyes

    Director

Produced 5

1970s

  1. 1976

    Street of Joy

    Producer

  2. Pyramid Lake Is Dying

    Producer

  3. Zap!! The Weapon Is Food

    Producer

  4. 1975

    To Know Us Is To Love Us

    Producer

  5. Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy

    Producer

Acted in 1

Wrote 1

Appearances4

2010s

  1. 2019

    E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1987

    Getting to Dylan

    Self

  2. 1983

    From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

    Self

  3. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    Self