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Richard Marquand

British film director (1937-1987)

0.87body-of-work score · ranked #966 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
September 22, 1937 · Llanishen
Died
September 4, 1987 · Royal Tunbridge Wells
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, television director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

    1983 · United States · sci-fi, adventure, fantasy

    Empire 500 (2008) #91 · National Film Registry (inducted 2021)

    0.462 citations
  2. 2
    Eye of the Needle

    1981 · United Kingdom / United States · war, drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 1981 #3

    0.251 citation
  3. 3
    Jagged Edge

    1985 · United States · thriller, crime, mystery

    Sarris's annual top 10 1985 #7

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.