Roland Joffé

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Nov 17, 1945 (79 years old)

Roland Joffé

Known For

Ennio
2h 36m
Movie 2022

Ennio

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.

I Am Patrick Swayze
1h 32m
Movie 2019

I Am Patrick Swayze

An inside look at the life of Patrick Swayze as told by the people who knew him best.

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
0h 56m
Movie 2014

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

A documentary about the making of the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie.

Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy
0h 5m
Movie 1989

Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

Paramount promotional film about the making of Fat Man and Little Boy (1989).

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.

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