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Roland Joffé (b. 1945)

Alias:
Roland Joffe

Birthplace:
London, England, UK

Born:
November 17, 1945

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1977  Twelve Off the Belt
1978  The Legion Hall Bombing
1978  The Spongers
1979  No Mama No
1980  'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1981  United Kingdom
1984  The Killing Fields
1986  The Mission
1989  Fat Man and Little Boy
1992  City of Joy
1995  The Scarlet Letter
1999  Goodbye Lover
2000  Vatel
2007  Captivity
2011  There Be Dragons
2011  You and I
2015  The Lovers
2018  The Forgiven
2019  A Lover Scorned
????  L'Inverno
????  November 1963

Executive Producer:
1977  Twelve Off the Belt
1978  The Legion Hall Bombing
1978  The Spongers
1979  No Mama No
1980  'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1981  United Kingdom
1984  The Killing Fields
1986  The Mission
1989  Fat Man and Little Boy
1992  City of Joy
1995  The Scarlet Letter
1999  Goodbye Lover
2000  Vatel
2007  Captivity
2011  There Be Dragons
2011  You and I
2015  The Lovers
2018  The Forgiven
2019  A Lover Scorned
2021  Blood on the Crown
????  L'Inverno
????  November 1963

Producer:
1977  Twelve Off the Belt
1978  The Legion Hall Bombing
1978  The Spongers
1979  No Mama No
1980  'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1981  United Kingdom
1984  The Killing Fields
1986  The Mission
1989  Fat Man and Little Boy
1991  A Taste of Freedom
1992  City of Joy
1993  Super Mario Bros.
1995  The Scarlet Letter
1999  Goodbye Lover
2000  Vatel
2007  Captivity
2011  There Be Dragons
2011  You and I
2015  The Lovers
2018  The Forgiven
2019  A Lover Scorned
2021  Blood on the Crown
????  L'Inverno
????  November 1963

Screenplay:
1977  Twelve Off the Belt
1978  The Legion Hall Bombing
1978  The Spongers
1979  No Mama No
1980  'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1981  United Kingdom
1984  The Killing Fields
1986  The Mission
1989  Fat Man and Little Boy
1991  A Taste of Freedom
1992  City of Joy
1993  Super Mario Bros.
1995  The Scarlet Letter
1999  Goodbye Lover
2000  Vatel
2007  Captivity
2011  There Be Dragons
2011  You and I
2015  The Lovers
2018  The Forgiven
2019  A Lover Scorned
2021  Blood on the Crown
????  L'Inverno
????  November 1963

Thanks:
1977  Twelve Off the Belt
1978  The Legion Hall Bombing
1978  The Spongers
1979  No Mama No
1980  'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1981  United Kingdom
1984  The Killing Fields
1986  The Mission
1987  Swimming to Cambodia
1989  Fat Man and Little Boy
1991  A Taste of Freedom
1992  City of Joy
1993  Super Mario Bros.
1995  The Scarlet Letter
1999  Goodbye Lover
2000  Vatel
2007  Captivity
2011  There Be Dragons
2011  You and I
2015  The Lovers
2018  The Forgiven
2019  A Lover Scorned
2021  Blood on the Crown
????  L'Inverno
????  November 1963

Writer:
1977  Twelve Off the Belt
1978  The Legion Hall Bombing
1978  The Spongers
1979  No Mama No
1980  'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1981  United Kingdom
1984  The Killing Fields
1986  The Mission
1987  Swimming to Cambodia
1989  Fat Man and Little Boy
1991  A Taste of Freedom
1992  City of Joy
1993  Super Mario Bros.
1995  The Scarlet Letter
1999  Goodbye Lover
2000  Vatel
2007  Captivity
2011  There Be Dragons
2011  You and I
2015  The Lovers
2018  The Forgiven
2019  A Lover Scorned
2021  Blood on the Crown
????  L'Inverno
????  November 1963

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2015  Texas Rising

Director:
1973  Sam
1975  The Stars Look Down
1976  Bill Brand
2015  Texas Rising

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