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Roger Donaldson

New Zealand film director · Australia · On the map · Directors · Born 1945 · age 80

Roger Lindsey Donaldson is an Australian and New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer. His 1977 debut film, Sleeping Dogs, is considered a landmark work of New Zealand cinema, as one of the country’s first films to attract large-scale critical and commercial success.

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A life in dates

2024Good OneFilm, Producer2021Oleg: The Oleg Vidov StoryFilm2018Officer of the New Zealand Order of MeritAward2016McLarenFilm, Director2011Seeking JusticeFilm, Director2005The World's Fastest IndianFilm, Director, Writer2003The RecruitFilm, Director1999FearlessFilm, Producer1997Dante's PeakFilm, Director1994The GetawayFilm, Director1990Cadillac ManFilm, Director, Producer1985Marie: A True StoryFilm, Director1981Smash PalaceFilm, Director, Writer1978Sleeping DogsFilm, Director, Producer1971Offerings to the God of SpeedFilm, Director, Writer1945Born15 November 1945

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Known for

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  • The World's Fastest Indian 2005
  • McLaren 2016
  • Thirteen Days 2000
  • The Bank Job 2008
  • No Way Out 1987

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Filmography 33

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Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit2018

About this person

He has subsequently directed 17 feature films, working in Hollywood and the United Kingdom, as well as his native country.

Country
Australia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 80

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In the same film or series as Roger

Marg HelgenbergerAlso in Species (1995)George DzundzaAlso in No Way Out (1987)Warren OatesAlso in Sleeping Dogs (1978)Walter HillAlso in The Getaway (1994)