Roland Joffé

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.

Roland Joffé is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022), I Am Patrick Swayze (2019), Coronation Street (1960), Crown Court (1972), Play for Today (1970), ITV Playhouse (1967), Le Grand Échiquier (1972), Undressed (1999). The recorded credits span 1960 to 2026, including 13 movies and 13 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.