Lester James Peries
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday5 April 1919
Died29 April 2018 (age 99)
Place of birthDehiwala, Sri Lanka
Known credits27
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.
The Tree Goddess
2018 · Story
Celluloid Man
2012 · Self
Elegy For A Mother
2006 · Director
The Garden
2003 · Script
Cineaste From Another Time
2003 · Self
Mansion by the Lake
2002 · Writer
Mansion by the Lake
2002 · Director
Awaragira
1990 · Director
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
1988 · Writer
Maya
1984 · Producer
Yuganthaya
1983 · Director
Kaliyugaya
1982 · Director
Baddegama
1980 · Writer
Baddegama
1980 · Director
Rebellion
1978 · Director
The Girls
1978 · Producer
White Flowers for the Dead
1978 · Director
Mangrove Island
1976 · Director
God King
1974 · Director
The Treasure
1972 · Director
Desa Nisa
1972 · Director
Silence of the Heart
1969 · Director
The Yellow Robe
1967 · Director
Sihinayaki Re
1967 · Director
Between Two Worlds
1966 · Director
Between Two Worlds
1966 · Writer
Changes in the Village
1963 · Director
Sandesaya
1960 · Writer
Sandesaya
1960 · Director
The Line of Destiny
1956 · Director
The Line of Destiny
1956 · Writer
The Line of Destiny
1956 · Producer
Conquest in the Dry Zone
1954 · Director
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