Lester James Peries
Known for: Directing
Born: April 4, 1919 in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka - Died: April 28, 2018
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.
Known for
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MOVIE
Celluloid Man
Self
2012
Documentary
0.0
MOVIE
Cineaste From Another Time
Self
2003
Drama
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MOVIE
Mansion by the Lake
Writer
2002
Drama
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The Treasure
Director
1972
Mystery
5.8
MOVIE
Village in the Jungle
Writer
1979
Drama
5.4
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Changes in the Village
Director
1963
Drama
6.7
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The Girls
Producer
1978
Drama
6.8
MOVIE
The Line of Destiny
Director
1956
Drama
9.0
MOVIE
Silence of the Heart
Director
1969
Romance
5.8
MOVIE
Between Two Worlds
Director
1966
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Elegy For A Mother
Director
2006
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Kaliyugaya
Director
1982
Drama
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Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
Writer
1988
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
The Garden
Script
2003
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
The Tree Goddess
Story
2018
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Desa Nisa
Director
1971
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
The God King
Director
1973
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Sandesaya
Director
1960
Drama
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MOVIE
Awaragira
Director
1990
Drama
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MOVIE
Mangrove Island
Director
1976
Drama
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MOVIE
White Flowers for the Dead
Director
1977
Drama
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MOVIE
Conquest in the Dry Zone
Director
1954
Documentary
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MOVIE
Sihinayaki Re
Director
N/A
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Rebellion
Director
1978
History