Roland Joffé
Directing
Born: November 17, 1945 (age 80) · London, England, UK
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
The Mission
1986
Super Mario Bros.
1993
The Killing Fields
1984
The Scarlet Letter
1995
Captivity
2007
Ennio
2022
Vatel
2000
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989
City of Joy
1992
There Be Dragons
2011
Coronation Street
1960
The Forgiven
2018
Photos (3)
Self / Appearances (6)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (30)
Coronation Street
Director
Play for Today
Director
Crown Court
Director
ITV Playhouse
Director
Undressed
Director
Texas Rising
Director
The Mission
Director
The Killing Fields
Director
The Scarlet Letter
Director
The Gray House
Director
Sam
Director
Sun Records
Director
Captivity
Director
Fat Man and Little Boy
Director
City of Joy
Director
Vatel
Director
Bill Brand
Director
The Forgiven
Director
The Lovers
Director
Goodbye Lover
Director
There Be Dragons
Director
You and I
Director
United Kingdom
Director
The Stars Look Down
Director
A Lover Scorned
Director
The Spongers
Director
Twelve Off the Belt
Director
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Director
No Mama No
Director
The Legion Hall Bombing
Director
