Director
Roland Joffé
Born November 17, 1945 in London, England, UK21 films
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.
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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.
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21 films as director- TBAL'InvernoDirector
- 2026November 1963Director
- 2019A Lover ScornedDirector
- 2018The ForgivenDirector
- 2015The LoversDirector
- 2011There Be DragonsDirector
- 2011You and IDirector
- 2007CaptivityDirector
- 2000VatelDirector
- 1999Goodbye LoverDirector
- 1995The Scarlet LetterDirector
- 1992City of JoyDirector
- 1989Fat Man and Little BoyDirector
- 1986The MissionDirector
- 1984The Killing FieldsDirector
- 1981United KingdomDirector
- 1980'Tis Pity She's a WhoreDirector
- 1979No Mama NoDirector
- 1978The Legion Hall BombingDirector
- 1978The SpongersDirector
- 1977Twelve Off the BeltDirector