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Roland Joffé

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Television Director | * 11/17/1945 (78) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Roland Joffé (born 17 November 1945) is an English director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award-nominated films The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television, his 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | History | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pul ...

The Killing Fields

FSK: 16+ years

1984 | 3.8/5 | 2h 22min
Drama, History, War
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When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sell ...

The Mission

FSK: 12+ years

1986 | 3.7/5 | 2h 6min
Adventure, Drama, Action, History
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Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is ...

The Scarlet Letter

FSK: 12+ years

1995 | 3.0/5 | 2h 15min
Drama, Romance / Love, Western
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Awards & Nominations for Roland Joffé

2x Academy Award for Best Director
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Movies with Roland Joffé as Actor(4)

as himself2022 Ennio
as himself2019 I Am Patrick Swayze
as himself2014 Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
1999 The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

TV Shows/Series with Roland Joffé as Actor(1)

as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier

Movies with Roland Joffé as Crew(29)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Blood on the Crown
Directing/Director2019 A Lover Scorned
Directing/Director2018 The Forgiven
Production/Producer2018 The Forgiven
Writing/Writer2018 The Forgiven
Directing/Director2015 The Lovers
Writing/Writer2015 The Lovers
Directing/Director2011 There Be Dragons
Production/Producer2011 There Be Dragons
Writing/Screenplay2011 There Be Dragons
Directing/Director2011 You and I
Directing/Director2007 Captivity
Directing/Director2000 Vatel
Production/Producer2000 Vatel
Directing/Director1998 Goodbye Lover
Directing/Director1995 The Scarlet Letter
Production/Producer1995 The Scarlet Letter
Production/Producer1993 Super Mario Bros.
Directing/Director1992 City of Joy
Production/Producer1992 City of Joy
Directing/Director1989 Fat Man and Little Boy
Writing/Screenplay1989 Fat Man and Little Boy
Directing/Director1986 The Mission
Directing/Director1984 The Killing Fields
Directing/Director1981 United Kingdom
Directing/Director1980 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Directing/Director1979 No Mama No
Directing/Director1978 The Spongers
Directing/Director1978 The Legion Hall Bombing

TV Shows/Series with Roland Joffé as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2015 Texas Rising
Creator/Creator2015 Texas Rising
Directing/Director1976 Bill Brand
Directing/Director1975 The Stars Look Down
Directing/Director1973 Sam

Full Name: Roland Joffé
Born: Saturday, 11/17 1945 (November) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 78 years + 151 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
Spouses (current/former): Jane Lapotaire
Other names for Roland Joffé (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Roland Joffe"
Roland Joffé frequently works together with these people:
Ennio Morricone (5x, Crew)
Giuseppe Tornatore (4x, Crew)
Darrell Fetty (4x, Crew)
Jake Eberts (4x, Crew)
David Puttnam (4x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (3x, Actor)
Adrian Buitenhuis (3x, Crew)
Ron Peer (3x, Crew)
Richard Nord (3x, Crew)
Bruce Robinson (3x, Actor)
David Appleby (3x, Crew)
Gabriele Costa (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10335, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024