Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Lester James Peries

  • Birthday:

    1919-04-05

  • Place of Birth: Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.002
  • Also Known As

    ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්

Lester James Peries

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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Celluloid Man
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2012-06-26

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Mansion by the Lake
Mansion by the Laketrue

Directing

2002-09-25

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Mansion by the Lake
Mansion by the Laketrue

Writing

2002-09-25

6.0
The Treasure
The Treasuretrue

Directing

1972-08-21

6.3
Village in the Jungle
Village in the Jungletrue

Directing

1980-01-01

5.8
Village in the Jungle
Village in the Jungletrue

Writing

1980-01-01

5.8
Changes in the Village
Changes in the Villagetrue

Directing

1963-07-21

5.4
The Girls
The Girlstrue

Production

1978-03-17

6.5
The Line of Destiny
The Line of Destinytrue

Directing

1956-12-28

6.8
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worldstrue

Directing

1966-04-01

5.8
Elegy For A Mother
Elegy For A Mothertrue

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2006-09-15

0.0
Kaliyugaya
Kaliyugayatrue

Directing

1982-03-19

0.0
The Line of Destiny
The Line of Destinytrue

Writing

1956-12-28

6.8
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worldstrue

Writing

1966-04-01

5.8
The Garden
The Gardentrue

Crew

2003-11-30

0.0
The Tree Goddess
The Tree Goddesstrue

Writing

2018-04-05

0.0
The God King
The God Kingtrue

Directing

1974-01-01

0.0
Mangrove Island
Mangrove Islandtrue

Directing

1976-04-02

0.0
Awaragira
Awaragiratrue

Directing

1990-09-01

0.0
Sandesaya
Sandesayatrue

Directing

1960-03-30

0.0
Sandesaya
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Writing

1960-03-30

0.0
White Flowers for the Dead
White Flowers for the Deadtrue

Directing

1978-01-01

0.0
The Line of Destiny
The Line of Destinytrue

Production

1956-12-28

6.8