Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 17, 1945
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
45 titles
Roland Joffé
Biography
Roland Joffé (/ˈdʒɒfeɪ/; born 17 November 1945) is an English film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing the critically acclaimed films The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986), earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Director. The latter won the Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Joffé began his career in television, with early credits including episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today. In the late 1980s, he co-founded the production company Lightmotive with Ben Myron. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roland Joffé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
November 1963
Director
The Gray House
Director
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
Self
Ennio
Self
Blood on the Crown
Executive Producer
I Am Patrick Swayze
Self
A Lover Scorned
Director
The Forgiven
Director
Sun Records
Director
Texas Rising
Director
The Lovers
Director
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Self - Producer
There Be Dragons
Director
You and I
Director
Captivity
Director
Vatel
Producer
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Self
Undressed
Director
Goodbye Lover
Director
The Scarlet Letter
Director
Super Mario Bros.
Producer
City of Joy
Director
A Taste of Freedom
Producer
Fat Man and Little Boy
Screenplay
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy
Self
Swimming to Cambodia
Thanks
The Mission
Director
The Killing Fields
Director
United Kingdom
Director
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Director
No Mama No
Director
The Legion Hall Bombing
Director
The Spongers
Director
Twelve Off the Belt
Director
Headmaster
Director
Bill Brand
Director
The Stars Look Down
Director
Second City Firsts
Director
Sam
Director
Crown Court
Director
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Play for Today
Director
ITV Playhouse
Director
Coronation Street
Director
L'Inverno
Director