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Roland Joffé

English and French film/television director and producer · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1945 · age 80

Roland Joffé is an English film and television director, producer and screenwriter.

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A life in dates

2026The Gray HouseSeries, Director, CreatorNovember 1963Film, 2026Director2021Blood on the CrownFilm, Producer2019A Lover ScornedFilm, Director2017Sun RecordsSeries, Director2015Texas RisingSeries, Director, CreatorThe LoversFilm, 2015Director, Writer2011There Be DragonsFilm, Director, Writer2007CaptivityFilm, Director1999Goodbye LoverFilm, Director1993Super Mario Bros.Film, Producer1991A Taste of FreedomFilm, Producer1989Fat Man and Little BoyFilm, Director, Writer1984The Killing FieldsFilm, Director1980'Tis Pity She's a WhoreFilm, Director1979No Mama NoFilm, Director1977HeadmasterSeries, DirectorTwelve Off the BeltFilm, 1977Director1976Bill BrandSeries, Director1975The Stars Look DownSeries, Director1973SamSeries, Director1970Play for TodaySeries, Director1967ITV PlayhouseSeries, Director1960Coronation StreetSeries, Director1945Born17 November 1945

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Known for

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  • Ennio 2022
  • The Killing Fields 1984
  • The Mission 1986
  • City of Joy 1992
  • Fat Man and Little Boy 1989

Also in Français

Filmography 30

56 credits on file

Television 14

Media & music

About this person

He is known for directing the critically-acclaimed films The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the latter winning the Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.

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

In the same film or series as Roland

Eric BanaAlso in The Forgiven (2018)Daniel GilliesAlso in Captivity (2007)Aidan QuinnAlso in The Mission (1986)Dan CastellanetaAlso in Super Mario Bros. (1993)Emilie de RavinAlso in A Lover Scorned (2019)Dougray ScottAlso in There Be Dragons (2011)