Director
Nicolas Roeg
Born August 15, 1928 in London, England, UK
Died November 23, 201824 films
Nicolas Jack Roeg (15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980), and The Witches (1990). Making his directorial debut 23 years after his entry into the film business, Roeg quickly became known for an idiosyncratic visual and narrative style, characterized by the use of disjointed and disorienting editing.
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Filmography
24 films as director- 2014The Film That Buys the CinemaDirector
- 2007PuffballDirector
- 2000The Sound of Claudia SchifferDirector
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of DeceptionDirector
- 1999Full Body MassageDirector
- 1996Two DeathsDirector
- 1995Hotel ParadiseDirector
- 1994Heart of DarknessDirector
- 1992Cold HeavenDirector
- 1990The WitchesDirector
- 1989Sweet Bird of YouthDirector
- 1988Track 29Director
- 1987AriaDirector
- 1987IcebergDirector
- 1987MonolithDirector
- 1986CastawayDirector
- 1985InsignificanceDirector
- 1983EurekaDirector
- 1980Bad TimingDirector
- 1976The Man Who Fell to EarthDirector
- 1973Don't Look NowDirector
- 1972Glastonbury FayreDirector
- 1971WalkaboutDirector
- 1970Performance.Director