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FILM DIRECTOR

Roger Donaldson

1945 - Today

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Roger Lindsey Donaldson (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian and New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer. His 1977 debut film, Sleeping Dogs, is considered landmark work of New Zealand cinema, as one of the country’s first films to attract large-scale critical and commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Donaldson has received more than 515,852 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Donaldson is the 603rd most popular film director (up from 668th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Australia (up from 103rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Film Director.

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  • 20

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  • 4.72

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  • 2.50

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roger Donaldson ranks 603 out of 1,581Before him are Robert Rodriguez, Daniel Schmid, Claude Pinoteau, George Seaton, Sergei Yutkevich, and Werner Schroeter. After him are Jennifer Lee, Robert Mulligan, Jack Arnold, Hugh Hudson, Aleksei Yuryevich German, and Tonino Delli Colli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Roger Donaldson ranks 230Before him are Noel Redding, John Doman, Betty Mahmoody, Sheila, Werner Schroeter, and Linda Harrison. After him are John Carlos, Earl Boen, Anselm Grün, Thilo Sarrazin, Michael Nouri, and Bob Klose.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Roger Donaldson ranks 89 out of 925Before him are Toni Collette (1972), George Pell (1941), Scott Morrison (1968), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), David Hurley (1953), and Christopher Doyle (1952). After him are David Warren (1925), John Williams (1941), Judy Davis (1955), John Curtin (1885), Leo McKern (1920), and Mark Webber (1976).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Roger Donaldson ranks 4Before him are Peter Weir (1944), George Miller (1945), and Christopher Doyle (1952). After him are Bruce Beresford (1940), Baz Luhrmann (1962), Phillip Noyce (1950), Russell Mulcahy (1953), John Farrow (1904), John Pilger (1939), Fred Schepisi (1939), and John Seale (1942).

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