Lester James Peries
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 5, 1919
- Place of birth
- Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
- Died
- April 29, 2018
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.
Movies with Lester James Peries
- Celluloid Man 2012 · ★ 7.0
- Cineaste From Another Time 2003
Movies directed by Lester James Peries
- The Line of Destiny 1956 · ★ 7.2
- Baddegama 1980 · ★ 6.6
- Changes in the Village 1963 · ★ 5.8
- Between Two Worlds 1966 · ★ 6.6
- The Treasure 1972 · ★ 7.0
- Mansion by the Lake 2002 · ★ 6.5
- Silence of the Heart 1969 · ★ 9.0
- Kaliyugaya 1982 · ★ 8.5
- Desa Nisa 1972 · ★ 7.0
- God King 1974 · ★ 7.0
- Sandesaya 1960 · ★ 9.0
- Awaragira 1990 · ★ 8.0
- Mangrove Island 1976 · ★ 9.0
- White Flowers for the Dead 1978 · ★ 10.0
- Rebellion 1978 · ★ 10.0
- The Yellow Robe 1967 · ★ 8.0
- Elegy For A Mother 2006
- Conquest in the Dry Zone 1954
- Sihinayaki Re 1967
- Yuganthaya 1983