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Roland Joffé

25 movies · 13 TV shows

Known for
Directing
Born
Nov 17, 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
Roland Joffe

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.

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Roland Joffé: movies and TV shows

Behind the camera (38)

Talk shows and appearances (7)